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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Monday Ubani has said the heated exchange between Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, senator representing Ebonyi North, and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, during a senate hearing on Tuesday was triggered by Ezekwesili’s remarks.

The verbal altercation occurred at the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions hearing on a fresh petition submitted by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

Speaking on Channels Television, Ubani, who was a witness at the hearing and sat in-between the duo said Ezekwesili who was a bit emotional told Senator Nwaebonyi to ‘shut up his mouth’.

Ubani said Ezekwesili also made uncomplimentary remarks against him but he decided to ignore and not respond to it.

He said “Today is the continuation of the Ethics committee on the hearing of the petition that was presented by Senator Natasha. I want to cut it short. It was in the course of the proceedings that the chairman of the panel made a statement which the distinguished senator, Nwaebonyi agreed with”.

“Oby Ezekwesili got angry and asked him to shut up his mouth. That is actually what led to that altercation. I am a christian and one of the things that I desire in life is that I must make heaven and that is the truth. I won’t like a situation where somebody will come and lie against any person”.

“Oby herself made a very uncomplimentary statement against me as person but being a man, I didn’t respond. I didn’t even look towards her direction. I felt that probably she is angry concerning this matter. This matter is a bit emotional, people are emotional about it and rationality has taken a flight. They don’t want to look at issues from a rational point of view”.

“But the point is, when this proceeding was going on, it was Oby Ezekwesili’s interjection asking the distinguished senator to shut up his mouth that actually provoked the man and people react to issues differently and he felt she shouldn’t have spoken to her that way”.

Oby herself made a very uncomplimentary statement against me as a person but being a man, I didn’t respond. I didn’t even look towards her direction. I felt that probably she is angry concerning this matter. This matter is a bit emotional, people are emotional about it and rationality has taken a flight.

MadamExcellency:
At least I see one of the Senators who knows the difference between a man and a lady. Your children are watching, teach them how to be good husbands. Ignore certain things from women.

Oluwaseunomo:
That chimpanzee ugly idiot.. God bless the senator for putting her in her place complete eyesore to womanhood.. talk about icon call akunyili not this ugly buffon always seeking foolish attention

Oluwaseunomo:
That chimpanzee ugly idiot.. God bless the senator for putting her in her place complete eyesore to womanhood.. talk about icon call akunyili not this ugly buffon always seeking foolish attention

MadamExcellency:
At least I see one of the Senators who knows the difference between a man and a lady. Your children are watching, teach them how to be good husbands. Ignore certain things from women.

Katakata10:
Las Las, Na these ïgbo people go scatter this country.

How can a set of people be so chaotic home and abroad?

Thescrutinyng:
https://thescrutinyng.com/natasha-oby-ezekwesili-also-made-uncomplimentary-remarks-against-me-ubani/

MadamExcellency:
At least I see one of the Senators who knows the difference between a man and a lady. Your children are watching, teach them how to be good husbands. Ignore certain things from women.

emkz:
Why did Ezekwesili ask a senator to shut up? He is not her child.

She called him a hooligan and he called her a disgrace to womanhood. Both of them took themselves to the gutters.

Both of them conducted themselves like thugs and diminished themselves.

The senator said he was present at the night Natasha accused Akpabio of fingering her hand in a sexually suggestive manner. He said nothing of such happened as Akpabio took all the senators round his mansion and was never alone with Natasha and her husband as Natasha alleged. Was the senator with Akpabio all through the night to know if the fingering did not take place?

Was Oby present to witness any of the scenes to want to talk about it? Is she Natasha's lawyer?

We saw Natasha's affidavit where she restated her accusations. Why was there no evidence attached? Lawyers can please advise.

Why was Natasha not present to adopt her affidavit?

We have a serious problem on our hands. Issues of serious national consideration have been left on the back burner because of two individuals who have an axe to grind?

I think Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan should resign from the senate for national interest.

I think Senator Godswill Akpabio should resign from the senate for national interest.

It is not because what she accused is true or false or that Akpabio did or did not do what he was accused of. Both of them have tainted themselves in their handling of the matter.

We have had enough.

MadamExcellency:
At least I see one of the Senators who knows the difference between a man and a lady. Your children are watching, teach them how to be good husbands. Ignore certain things from women.