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The wife of former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, Mrs. Ebelechukwu, has explained why she did not return the slap given to her by the former Nigerian ambassador to Spain, Bianca Ojukwu, during the inauguration of Charles Soludo as the Governor of Anambra State on Thursday, March 17, 2022.
Recall that Bianca had narrated that Ebelechukwu harassed and went as far as pulling her head tie, which is considered sacrilege in Igbo culture, considering her (Bianca) traditional title.
Bianca said she got on her feet to defend herself and landed a dirty slap on the former First Lady’s face to restrain her.
In a statement by the spokesperson of Ebelechukwu, Chidiebele Obika, the former governor’s wife said, all she did was approach the former beauty queen for their usual friendly banters only to be slapped and pushed by her.
She wondered what brought about “so much anger and hate” that would cause a former diplomat to be unable to “manage herself in public”.
Mrs. Obiano stated that she didn’t bother returning the slap; instead, she walked away in utter bewilderment.
According to Bianca’s statement released on Friday, March 18, 2022, the widow of the late Chief Chukwuemeka Ojukwu stated: “As the inaugural ceremonies for Prof Charles Soludo and his deputy began and all guests were seated, the Former First Lady of Anambra State, Mrs Ebele Obiano, was noticeably absent. She then arrived some one-and-a-half hours later while the ceremony was on. I didn’t pay any particular attention to her arrival.”
“Surprisingly, she then walked towards me and I thought she was coming to greet me. Instead, when she got to where I was seated, she verbally attacked me with her voice raised, taunting me and asking me what I was there to do and using unprintable vile language.
“She asked if I had come to celebrate their last day in office. But I ignored her completely. Then, she kept aggressively putting her hands on my shoulders and shouting. While I ignored her verbal onslaught, as advised by those sitting around me, I requested twice that she refrained from touching me with her hands.
“She proceeded to do so yet again and went further to grab at my head tie, which she attempted unsuccessfully to remove. This very act is considered a sacrilege to a titled matriarch such as myself in Igbo culture.
“It was at this point that I stood up to defend myself and gave her a dirty slap to stop her from attacking me. As she made it towards me, I then pulled away from her wig. She held on to her wig with her two hands and tried to take the wig away from me.
“The former APGA chairman, Umeh (Chief Victor Umeh), told her to leave me and told engaged APGA members that had gathered at the spot to lead her away, which they did and took her to the seat next to her husband Chief Willie Obiano who sat through the entire episode completely speechless.”