The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has said that the approval of the Sexual Harassment Bill by the Senate is in furtherance of its Legislative Agenda, which seeks to protect women’s rights.
When signed into law, any educator who whistles or winks at a student or makes sexually complimentary or uncomplimentary remarks about a student’s physique would be liable to two years imprisonment or a fine of N1million, if found guilty.Omo-Agege commended his colleagues for looking beyond cultural, ethnic and religious differences to approve the bill.
“But let me just say that we received the overwhelming support of our colleagues who came to the conclusion that it was right that we did something about this because this is not an epidemic but a pandemic. “We are also in support of strengthening our anti-rape laws both under the Criminal Code and Penal Code.
Female parliamentarians who joined Senator Omo-Agege at the meeting include the Chairperson, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Senator Betty Apiafi; Senator Stella Oduah and Senator Akon Eyakenyi.She noted that by the development, lawmakers have written their names in gold.
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