Women Group Decries Senate’s Confirmation of Fasina As Ambassador

Women Group Decries Senate’s Confirmation of Fasina As Ambassador

Kuni Tyessi in Abuja

Over 300 women’s rights organizations have rejected the Nigerian Senate’s confirmation of Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina as Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, citing alleged disregard for pending sexual harassment cases and due process.

In a petition signed by Co-Convener of Womanifesto, Wumi Asubiaro-Dada, the groups described the Senate’s action as “a charade of shame, travesty of justice and in total oblivion of existing petitions”.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio confirmed Fasina during plenary, citing four reasons: that the nominee is from Lagos State with no opposition, that no petition was submitted against him, the principle of presumption of innocence, and that the police and FUOYE Governing Council had cleared him.