He stated this at a one-day public hearing in Abuja on a bill to establish Federal Polytechnic, Orogun, Delta.
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Omo-Agege said this at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Stakeholders Forum on Elections, organised by the coalition of more than 70 civil societies in Abuja.
Omo-Agege who was represented by his Senior Special Assistant on Electronic and New Media, Lara Owoaye-Wise, made this known at the launch of the campaign against rape and sexual abuse in Abuja.
Yomi Odunuga, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, to Omo-Agege made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday.
The Bill, which was introduced by the 8th Senate in October 2016, seeks a five-year jail term and N5 million fine for lecturers convicted for sexually harassing male or female students.
Omo-Agege said this at a one-day workshop on” Peace, Security, Unity and National Reconciliation “organised by the Global Initiative for African Development in Abuja.
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has condemned the violent attack on former Deputy President of the Senate in the eighth senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, by some members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra.
Omo-Agege’s reassurance was contained in a statement on Wednesday by Yomi Odunuga, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity.
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has expressed optimism that Nigeria would overcome its present challenges with prayers.
The President, in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Saturday in Abuja, felicitated with the National Assembly, Omo-Agege’s family, friends and political associates on the auspicious occasion.
Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has urged oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region to relocate their headquarters to the region.
Lawan noted that Omo-Agege’s demonstrated courage of conviction had distinguished him as a principled political leader and a beacon of hope.
Omo-Agege disclosed this in a statement issued by his media office in Abuja on Sunday.
Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, says the National Assembly will support deployment of soldiers to secure the nation’s highways against bandits and other criminal elements.
Lawan spoke on Thursday after a meeting by the leadership of the National Assembly with President Buhari.
Omo-Agege, while recalling the effective role played by the scion of the great Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh family of Warri Kingdom, said he had lost a bosom friend, an elder brother and an influential political adviser.
Senator Ahmed Lawan is the incumbent Senate President of Nigeria, having won the election into that office, 79-28, beating his rival, Senator Ali Ndume of the same ruling All Progressives Congress. Lawan was the anointed candidate of his party, the APC, but he worked hard to negotiate with and secure the support of other members of the Senate across party lines. He secured a bi-partisan victory in such a convincing manner that has caused turmoil in the People’s Democratic Party, Nigeria’s main opposition party.
The Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum and Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, revealed this to State House Correspondents after the meeting
Six days after his election as Deputy Senate President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has pledged that the presiding officers, in the Senate would be servant leaders to their colleagues.
The event, which took place at Uzor-Kalu’s residence in Abuja, was also attended by some senators and members of the diplomatic corps, among others