There was drama on Tuesday, after a heated exchange erupted between Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, representing Ebonyi North, and former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili as the Senate Ethics Committee sat to hear the petition of harassment against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio from Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The heated argument ensued following request that Ezekwesili and her team be administered on oath in line with the Senate rules.
Ezekwesili accompanied Abiola Akiode, counsel to Senator Natasha, and petitioner, Zubairu Yakubu, to the hearing.
But tensions rose when Yakubu tried to speak as the Chairman of the Senate on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions Committee Neda Imaseun was addressing the panel.
Yakubu was asked to mute his microphone, leading to Ezekwesili’s intervention. However, Nwebonyi, a witness for Akpabio, interjected, prompting a heated exchange with the former education minister.
The former Minister described the Ebonyi North Senator as a disgrace to the Senate. “You are a disgrace to the Senate,” she said.
On his part, Senator Nwaebonyi described the former Minister as a disgrace to womanhood.
“You are a fool. I said you are a fool. What do you mean? How dare you talk to me like that. you are an insult to womanhood. That is why you can never be here. People like you can never be here. You are a hooligan”
