The senate has reintroduced the
sexual harassment prohibition bill.
The first reading of the bill was
taken after Nelson Ayewoh, clerk of the upper legislative chamber, read the
long title of the bill on Wednesday.
The bill is being sponsored by
Ovie Omo-Agege, deputy president of the senate.
The bill was passed by the senate
in 2016, but it failed to get the assent of the house of representatives.
Femi Gbajabiamila, who was leader
of the house at the time, argued that the bill did not cover other spheres of
society.
Gbajabiamila said, besides
tertiary institutions, the bill ought to have addressed sexual harassment in
the workplace and religious institutions.
The lower legislative chamber
stepped down the bill pending further consultations with the senate.
However, the legislation was
never considered before the end of eighth assembly.
Renewed clamour for the proposed
law is coming in the wake of a documentary exposing sexual assaults in West
African universities by the BBC Africa Eye.
Bukola Saraki, former president
of the senate, had asked the national assembly to revisit the bill so the needed reforms can be
implemented in tertiary institutions.
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