A Senate committee hearing turned chaotic on Tuesday when Ebonyi North Senator, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi and former Education Minister Oby Ezekwesili engaged in a heated verbal confrontation.
The incident occurred during a Senate Ethics Committee session examining a petition by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan who claims the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio sexually harassed her.
Tensions flared when Ezekwesili attempted to intervene after committee chairman, Neda Imaseun asked petitioner, Zubairu Yakubu to mute his microphone.
Nwaebonyi abruptly interrupted Ezekwesili, prompting her to ask him to “Compose yourself and stop making noise.”
The senator exploded: “You’re a fool…an insult to womanhood,” to which Ezekwesili fired back, calling him a “hooligan.”
The shouting match forced a temporary suspension before Chairman Imaseun adjourned proceedings, noting the matter was already before a court.
