Ezekwesili praises self over verbal exchange with Nwebonyi

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has noted that she has no regrets about getting into a heated argument with the senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi.

Recall that the duo hurled abusive words at each other at a Senate Committee hearing on Tuesday.

The former minister and the senator clashed during a Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions hearing on a fresh petition submitted by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

Reacting to the incident on Wednesday Ezekwesili praised herself for standing up to the Imo lawmaker.

She also claimed that the clash has exposed what women face in a patriarchal society.

She said, “I was very pleased with what happened yesterday because now it is in the public domain what women endure in many instances, and the rest of society may know a little about it but has not focused on it. It has now come to the top of our public agenda that we should not allow for a society that shuts down voices.”