The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has declared that varsities in the country must sack any lecturer harassing students s3xually.
According to him, Nigeria cannot continue to entrust the lives of its promising young girls into the hands of some s3xually reckless lecturers.
The president in his address at the 46th Convocation of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, held at the university campus on Saturday, added that his administration would not sign an agreement it can’t fulfill with universities unions.
Buhari who was represented by the Director of Academic Planning, National Universities Commission, Dr. Abiodun Saliu, charged Nigerian varsities to emulate the Obafemi Awolowo University, in dealing with cases of s3xual harassment in the country’s tertiary institutions.
His words: “I commend the Council and Management of this great citadel of learning for dealing, very decisively, with cases of s3xual harassment. In fact, this University deserves commendation on the way and manner it is tackling s3xual and other related harassment headlong, without minding whose ox is gored.
I want other institutions of higher learning to emulate O.A.U in summarily terminating the appointment or dismissing any lecturer who uses or is using his advantageous position to s3xually harass our young, unassuming, innocent, and impressionable girls. We cannot continue to entrust the lives of our
Earlier in the lecture of the Chancellor of the institution, Etsu Nupe, Dr. Yahaya Abubakar titled: ‘Rethinking the Nigerian Education System For Transformative and Sustainable Development,’ urged the graduating students to explore the world and tap into its natural resources.
“This is a special privilege that must be well guarded. Remember your race to greatness has only just begun. Launch out, explore the world around you and beyond, especially the immense natural resource of great wealth, waiting to be tapped”.