Drama ensued on Thursday at the inauguration of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo as the governor of Anambra State when wife of outgoing Governor Willie Obiano, Ebelechukwu, and Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu engaged in fisticuffs at the event.
The incident occurred immediately after Soludo took his oath of office.
Dignitaries including Obiano were already seated when Mrs. Obiano stepped in and moved to the front row where the widow of Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu was seated.
There were exchange of words between the duo which led to Bianca slapping the ex-governor’s wife.
Initial reports had indicated that it was the ex-governor’s wife that slapped Bianca.
The fisticuffs 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.
Governor Soludo has apologised over the breach of protocol at his inauguration.
Soludo, in a statement on Thursday by his media aide, Joe Anatune, said the breach was caused after the wife of the former governor, Ebelechukwu Obiano, approached Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu and muttered some words that led to fisticuffs.
“Sadly, the fight took the shine off the main event of the day,” he said.
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