Senator Nwaebonyi to Report Oby Ezekwesili to Igbo Traditional Leaders

Senator Nwaebonyi to Report Oby Ezekwesili to Igbo Traditional Leaders

Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi has vowed to report former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili to Igbo traditional leaders after she told him to "shut up" during a heated exchange at a Senate committee hearing.

The clash happened on March 25 during a hearing on a petition by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment. Ezekwesili, attending as a witness, was repeatedly interrupted by Nwaebonyi, leading her to ask him to "compose himself" and to "shut up."

Calling her words "unacceptable," Nwaebonyi stated, "I have never spoken to a woman that way in my life. I respect women