Bukola Saraki describes the rise in complaints of sexual harassment in Nigerian tertiary institutions as a dangerous trendSays sexual harassment incidences are becoming too frequent that it could no longer be ignoredSays frequent cases of sexual harassment has the potential of hindering academic excellence among female students
Bukola Saraki says the frequent casesof sexual harassment has the potential of hindering academic excellence among Nigerian students.Senate president, Bukola Saraki has described the rise in sexual harassment complaints in tertiary institutions across the country as alarming.
According to Vanguard, Saraki who made the disclosure on Tuesday, June 21 while declaring open the public hearing on the bill to provide for the prohibition of incidences of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions, said sexual harassment incidences were becoming too frequent that it could no longer be ignored.He said:“Complaints of sexual harassment in our places of learning are on the rise and this dangerous trend has quite a significant impact on the quality of learning, life and dignity of our children as a whole.”‘’Sexual harassment incidences are beginning to factor dangerously in our higher institutions in such a manner that we can no longer ignore,otherwise we will be abdicating our responsibility to make laws for the peace, order and good government of the federation.He complained that the that frequentcases of sexual harassment has the potential of hindering academic excellence of students, especially among females.The Senate president said the bill when passed into law, will further make the academic environment more accommodating for all who seek excellence.
Bukola Saraki says the frequent casesof sexual harassment has the potential of hindering academic excellence among Nigerian students.Senate president, Bukola Saraki has described the rise in sexual harassment complaints in tertiary institutions across the country as alarming.
According to Vanguard, Saraki who made the disclosure on Tuesday, June 21 while declaring open the public hearing on the bill to provide for the prohibition of incidences of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions, said sexual harassment incidences were becoming too frequent that it could no longer be ignored.He said:“Complaints of sexual harassment in our places of learning are on the rise and this dangerous trend has quite a significant impact on the quality of learning, life and dignity of our children as a whole.”‘’Sexual harassment incidences are beginning to factor dangerously in our higher institutions in such a manner that we can no longer ignore,otherwise we will be abdicating our responsibility to make laws for the peace, order and good government of the federation.He complained that the that frequentcases of sexual harassment has the potential of hindering academic excellence of students, especially among females.The Senate president said the bill when passed into law, will further make the academic environment more accommodating for all who seek excellence.