Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, representing Ebonyi North, and former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili engaged in a heated exchange during a Senate ethics committee hearing on Tuesday.
The session was convened to address sexual harassment allegations leveled against Senate President Godswill Akpabio by the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
During the confrontation, Nwebonyi sharply criticized Ezekwesili, stating: “You are an insult to womanhood.”
After the outburst, the tension subsided and the proceedings continued under the oversight of Senate Ethics Chairman, Neda Imasuen.
The hearing was prompted by allegations from Akpoti-Uduaghan that she was being punished by the Senate President for rejecting his sexual advances.
This controversy followed a separate dispute between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Akpabio over seating arrangements in the Senate chambers.
According to her, her contribution during the plenary was deliberately ignored after she refused to speak from an assigned seat she deemed unfavorably positioned.
Subsequently, Akpoti-Uduaghan was referred to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions for disciplinary review.
