Don Advocates Sanctions For Tertiary Institutions Without Policy To Tackle Sexual Violence
War against sexual violence crusader, Prof. Oluyemisi Obilade has advocated sanctions against tertiary institutions without policy document to tackle Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in tertiary institutions across the country.
She made the recommendation at the dissemination/validation workshop on a research on ending SGBV in tertiary institutions in Nigeria entitled “Acting Together to End Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Tertiary Institutions” held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
The Tetfund sponsored Research group Principal Investigator, Obilade, insisted that the National University Commission and other relevant institutions should look at the side of denying culpable tertiary institutions accreditations as the case may be as part of punitive measures.
Also, in his goodwill message at the event, the permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, Amb. Gabriel Tanimu Adidas implored stakeholders to continue to hold one another accountable for addressing root causes of SGBV and ensure proper sanctions are meted out on perpetrators as stipulated in the Violence Against Persons Prohibition ACT 2015 in the process of carrying out justice for victims/survivors of SGBV in Nigeria tertiary institutions.
He expressed optimism that the research findings will undoubtedly help in policy formulation and strategy that will ensure a safe and conducive learning environment for students especially the female students who are often victims of SGBV.
Disseminating the research findings, Dr. Lanre Ikuteyijo noted that the research was carried out in tertiary institutions across the country.
According to him, few instructions including the Obafemi Awolowo University and Kaduna State University have standard policies to stem the trend of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria.
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