Betty Akeredolu, former first lady of Ondo state, has criticised former senator Florence Ita-Giwa for saying women cannot be s*xually harassed once they become senators.
Ita-Giwa made the remark on Arise TV while commenting on the s*xual harassment allegation levelled against Senate President Godswill Akpabio by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
She said, “The time you contest elections and get to senate, you have passed that stage of your life of being s*xually harassed.”
Akeredolu in a post on X, said sexual harassment can happen anywhere, noting that Nigerian senate is not left out.
She further referenced a similar case in Meta. A former Meta employee, Sara Wynn-Williams in a video, detailed allegations of misconduct at the company, including claims of s*xual harassment.
She wrote with a video attached to it, “Where is Florence Ita-Giwa? She needs to watch this video. Shebi, she come say woman senator no fit experience s*xual harassment.”
“That for the mere fact of contesting and winning the election to become a senator, she is almost like a man. Are you serious now, madam former senator?”
“Fellow Nigerians, this video has put a lie to Florence Ita-Giwa’s unfounded assumption bereft of any logical reasoning. Women at the top positions can be sexually harassed, BIG TIME!”
“Even in Mark Zuckerberg empire, Meta, allegation of s*xual harassment was made by his former director, Sara Wynn-Williams, who was fired in retaliation of sexual harassment accusation she made.”
“Now, she has spilled a whole lot of beans in her memoir, no 1 best seller, Careless People, which Meta is trying so hard to block from being promoted.”
“The lesson here is that sexual harassment happens in both low and high places. Nigerian Senate can hardly be an exemption!”
