First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has stated that the Senate chamber is a place of honour and not for controversy.
According to her Spokesperson, Bukola Kukoyi on her X account on Thursday, the First Lady was reacting to the ongoing sexual harassment allegations by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, lawmaker representing Kogi central, against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Speaking to journalists ahead of the International Women’s Day, the first lady urged Nigerian women to assert themselves in leadership and not be sidelined.
“I know with what is going on in the Senate, you may say, why am I not taking a position? I believe that the Senate is doing what is needful, because that’s what it is,” she said.
“We shouldn’t be hearing things like that. It’s a matured chamber, and it should be treated with respect. It’s an honour for you to be in that place alone.
“I was there for 12 years, even in my younger days, and I’m still trying to look young, but people compliment you all the time. Women, raise yourself, don’t be in a position that men will be talking to you anyhow. You can always shut them down before they start,” she added.
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has stated that the Senate chamber is a place of honour and not for controversy.
According to her Spokesperson, Bukola Kukoyi on her X account on Thursday, the First Lady was reacting to the ongoing sexual harassment allegations by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, lawmaker representing Kogi central, against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
Speaking to journalists ahead of the International Women’s Day, the first lady urged Nigerian women to assert themselves in leadership and not be sidelined.
“I know with what is going on in the Senate, you may say, why am I not taking a position? I believe that the Senate is doing what is needful, because that’s what it is,” she said.
“We shouldn’t be hearing things like that. It’s a matured chamber, and it should be treated with respect. It’s an honour for you to be in that place alone.
“I was there for 12 years, even in my younger days, and I’m still trying to look young, but people compliment you all the time. Women, raise yourself, don’t be in a position that men will be talking to you anyhow. You can always shut them down before they start,” she added.
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