The Center for Awareness on Justice and Accountability, CAJA, the lead organization under the auspices of Anti-Sexual Harassment Advocacy (ASHA) cluster, a consortium of civil society organizations comprising Village Debbo Initiative, Connected Development, Sefjamil Media and Development, Women’s Right and Health Advocacy Project, Gender Mobile Initiative, Youth Alive Foundation and Joint Association of People with Disability.
The cluster is working to contribute in addressing the prevalence of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
A statement, Friday, by the Executive Director CAJA, Kabiru Dakata said the cluster commends and appreciates the 9th National Assembly for the passage of the Sexual Harassment of Students in Tertiary Educational Institutions (Prohibition) bill, 2023.
In the statement, the CAJA Boss said: “We specifically appreciate the unrelenting efforts of the sponsor of the bill Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege who presented the bill to both the 8th and the 9th assemblies, and he remained committed to the level of its passage.
“Similarly, we commend the efforts of all stakeholders specially the Civil Society Organizations, media, students` associations, who have struggled to ensure the passage of the bill.
“We are appealing to Mr. President, Sen. Bola Ahmad Tinubu, who assumed duty after been dully elected by the majority of Nigerian students because of his passion for education, youth empowerment and economic development, to quickly assent to the bill to become a law.
This commitment will not only be a significant milestone in his first 100-days in office as president but will also boost the confidence of students, parents, educationists and everyone working to address the menace of sexual exploitation, harassment and abuses in our tertiary educational institutions.”
