Senator Nwaebonyi and former Minister Ezekwesili engaged in a heated public altercation during a Senate hearing.

Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi clashed with former Education Minister Oby Ezekwesili during a Senate committee hearing on a sexual harassment petition. The heated exchange, captured on video, saw both parties hurling insults, with Ezekwesili calling Nwaebonyi a "hooligan" and Nwaebonyi accusing her of disrespecting his position. The altercation briefly disrupted the session, which was discussing a petition brought by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The hearing ended abruptly when the committee chairman stated that the case was already in court.