According to channels news the
ASUU National President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, stated this when he appeared before some lawmakers on Monday in Abuja.
He spoke at the public hearing organised by the Senate on a bill to prohibit sexual harassment in tertiary institutions.
The union president believes the new legislation will stigmatise lecturers, stressing that it is not necessary.
According to him, there are existing laws to address the problem of sexual harassment in various academic institutions.
Professor Ogunyemi, however, asked the lawmakers to focus their attention on other problems in universities that needed immediate attention.
The public hearing was attended by a wide range of stakeholders comprising students, as well as members
of the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and pressure groups.
Some of them disagreed with the position of the ASUU national president and described the bill as long overdue.
They also called on the Senate to expand the scope of the bill to include students in primary and secondary schools.
They argued that in primary and secondary school students also face sexual harassment from their teachers.
Source channels news