Drama ensued on Thursday at the inauguration of Prof Chukwuma Soludo as the Governor of Anambra State when the wife of the outgoing Gov. Willie Obiano, Ebelechukwu was slapped by Mrs Bianca Ojukwu at the event.
The incident occurred immediately after Soludo took his oath of office. Dignitaries including former Governor Obiano were already seated when Mrs Obiano stepped in and moved to the front row where the widow of Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu was seated.
According to an eyewitness, Obiano’s wife was greeting dignitaries already seated when she got to where Ojukwu’s wife was seated. However, Ebelechukwu engaged Bianca in a quarrel, accusing her to have said she will never attend a function of the ruling party.
“Bianca, so you are here, what are you doing here, I thought you said you will never attend any APGA event again,” Obiano’s wife was quoted to have said to Bianca.
Ojukwu’s wife who was seemingly provoked by the remark stood up quickly and slapped Ebelechukwu, dragging her wig off her head.
The slap saga between Obiano’s wife and Ojukwu’s wife. pic.twitter.com/A16NMNKpkh
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The action drew the attention of security agents and some personalities who pulled Mrs Obiano off the hold of Bianca.
Mrs Obiano was later taken away and shortly afterwards, her husband left the venue since the incident happened after the new governor had been sworn in.