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- Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi defended his clash with former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, during a Senate Committee hearing.
- Nwaebonyi claimed Ezekwesili instigated the confrontation by calling him a hooligan and telling him to “shut up”.
- He maintained that his response, calling her an “insult to womanhood”, was justified given her alleged behavior.
Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi has defended his heated exchange with former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, during a Senate Committee hearing on Tuesday. The confrontation occurred amid a petition filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Nwaebonyi claimed that Ezekwesili instigated the confrontation by calling him a hooligan and telling him to “shut up” ¹. He maintained that his response, calling her an “insult to womanhood”, was justified given her alleged behavior. Nwaebonyi stated, “For a mother like you, a grandmother of your age, a former minister of the Federal Republic to tell a sitting senator to shut up and call him a hooligan, that’s unacceptable.”
When asked if he regretted the incident, Nwaebonyi remained firm, saying, “How can I regret the scenario? I gave it to her. Is it fair for her to address me that way? As a former minister and a grandmother, ask her first.”
