{"id":145649,"date":"2025-03-26T10:22:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T09:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=145649"},"modified":"2025-03-26T10:22:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T09:22:32","slug":"natasha-akpoti-how-senator-nwebonyi-ezekwesili-traded-words-over-sexual-harassment-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=145649","title":{"rendered":"Natasha Akpoti: How Senator Nwebonyi, Ezekwesili Traded Words Over Sexual Harassment Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Natasha Akpoti: How Senator Nwebonyi, Ezekwesili Traded Words Over Sexual Harassment Allegations<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A heated exchange erupted on Tuesday between Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi of Ebonyi North and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, during an Ethics Committee hearing on sexual harassment allegations involving suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tensions flared when Senator Nwebonyi lashed out at Dr. Ezekwesili, saying, \u201cYou are an insult to womanhood, you are a disgrace to womanhood. People like you can never be here.\u201d A video circulating online captures the moment, showing Ezekwesili maintaining her composure as the senator continued his verbal attack.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dr. Ezekwesili attended the hearing in support of Senator Natasha, who was recently suspended for six months following a heated confrontation with Akpabio during plenary. Akpoti-Uduaghan claims her suspension is retaliation for filing a sexual harassment petition against the Senate President.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The confrontation has sparked public reactions, with many questioning the treatment of women in Nigeria\u2019s political sphere.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natasha Akpoti: How Senator Nwebonyi, Ezekwesili Traded Words Over Sexual Harassment Allegations A heated exchange erupted on Tuesday between Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi of Ebonyi North and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, during an Ethics Committee hearing on sexual harassment allegations involving suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Tensions flared when Senator [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145532,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,18],"tags":[1055,710,1029],"class_list":["post-145649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-news","tag-ezekwesili","tag-godswill-akpabio","tag-natasha-akpoti"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Natasha Akpoti: How Senator Nwebonyi, Ezekwesili Traded Words Over Sexual Harassment Allegations - The Public Pulse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Natasha Akpoti: How Senator Nwebonyi, Natasha Akpoti: How Senator Nwebonyi, Ezekwesili Traded Words Over Sexual Harassment Allegations\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=145649\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Natasha Akpoti: How Senator Nwebonyi, Ezekwesili Traded Words Over Sexual Harassment Allegations - 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