The wife of the APC National Leader and Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has urged Presidents of National Female Students Association of Nigeria to receive petitions from victims of sexual harassment in their respective institutions and submit them to the Committee.

She gave this mandate when the association led by its National President Comrade Idongesit Micah paid her a courtesy visit at the National Assembly.

The President, Comrade Idongesit Micah commended the dexterous and diligent show of commitment of female Senators in the Senate and she also stated that the visit has afforded them the opportunity to create awareness of their on-going Anti Sexual Harassment Campaign and she commended the Senators for co-sponsoring the Bill against sexual harassment in tertiary institutions which have passed through second reading in the Senate.

The President went further to say that, a lot of female students have dropped out of school, some end up with low grades and others are failed in respective courses by some lecturers, hence, their agitation for the Bill to be signed into law.

Present at the meeting were Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Senator Binta Masi Garba, a member of the Committee and Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND, Senator Stella Oduah, Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs.

Others who spoke were, Senator Stella Oduah who charged the Association to be committed and united in the cause of their advocacy.

Senator Binta Garba, commended the efforts made by the leadership of the organization to reach out to appropriate authorities and she told them they have sown a seed by embarking on this campaign, and that they should keep watering it, for one day it will germinate and the seed will come out prosperous.

Source: http://www.wetinhappen.com.ng/sexual-harassment-senate-applauds-female-students-campaign/