Oyo to deal with sexual harassment perpetrators in institutions

• Ready To Partner Gender Mobile Initiative

The Oyo State Government has expressed its readiness to partner with the Gender Mobile Initiative to reduce cases of sexual harassment and other vices in state-owned tertiary institutions through technology.

The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abdulwaheed Adelabu disclosed this, on Thursday, at a  one-day stakeholders’  meeting with Education Commissioner on Dissemination, Adaptation, and Implementation of Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in Tertiary Institutions in Oyo State, held at the Polytechnic, Ibadan.

Speaking at the meeting organised by the Education Ministry and Gender Mobile Initiative, Prof. Adelabu , said the ministry, in partnership with the organisation would design a framework that would complement the existing policies of each public tertiary institution in respect to sexual harassment.

He said the introduction of technology would assist greatly in tracking perpetrators of sexual harassment in the Institutions and activities of individuals on campuses.