There was an argument between Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, senator representing Ebonyi north, and Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, on Tuesday.
The confrontation took place at the hearing of the senate
committee on ethics, privileges, and public petitions on the fresh petition
submitted by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Ezekwesili joined Abiola Akiode, counsel to Akpoti-Uduaghan,
and the petitioner, Zubairu Yakubu, at the senate committee hearing.
Yakubu had made efforts to speak while Neda Imaseun, the
senate committee chairman, was speaking, but he was asked to put off his mic.
When Ezekwesili tried to intervene, Nwaebonyi — who appeared
as a witness for Senate President Godswill Akpabio — interrupted her. She then
told him to “compose himself and stop making noise”, which immediately sparked
an outburst from the senator.
“You’re a fool. What do you mean? Why are you talking to me
like that? I will not take it. You’re an insult to womanhood. People like you
cannot be here,” Nwaebonyi replied Ezekwesili.
Ezekwesili fired back, calling him a “hooligan”, further
infuriating the lawmaker.
The heated exchange disrupted the session before order was
eventually restored.
Following the incident, Imaseun announced that the case was
now before a court of law, leading to an abrupt end to the hearing.
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