By Joseph ETTA in Calabar
The leader of the Bakassi people in Cross River State, has again reinterated the need to speed up deliberation and passage of the new anti female harassment bill by the Senate.
The former presidential adviser on National Assembly matters call is coming against the backdrop of the BBC Africa Eye Sex for Grade documentary where two lecturers were filmed making Immoral advances to their supposed students.
Before this development, the former Senator said she had always lamented that the issue of sexual harassment against women was becoming prevalent in the society and should be checked.
At a time, to show her disgust for this immoral act, she advocated that sexual harassers “should even be castrated”.
Ita-Giwa in a chat with Daybreak in Calabar said she is grateful to the Senate especially the sponsor of the bill, Senator Ovie Omo Agege, for revisiting it and identifying with victims of sexual harassment.
She noted that harassment against students or workers was unacceptable as the educational system and the workplace had been full of abuses.
Fondly called Mama Bakassi, also urged victims of sexual harassment to speak up and never be cowed into sweeping allegations under the carpet “but to stand up and collectively fight the ugly trend” she opined that women should first of all uphold their dignity and self-respect towards ensuring a sexual abuse free society.
The Obong Anwan Efik Eburutu, an Efik Chieftaincy title, said, it’s time again to stand up against the ills of sexual harassment. I have always advocated for this, and urged my colleagues in the senate to ensure the bill is speedily passed for presidential assent. We cannot continue to fold our arms while we watch debased and animalistic individuals abuse our girls and women in whatever guise.
The law must be used to checkmate and deterent to others who may be concerning the same idea.
