Obiano’s wife was drunk with whisky when she verbally attacked me – Bianca Ojukwu

Widow of the late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Bianca, has said that former First Lady of Anambra State, Ebele Obiano, was “clearly intoxicated” when the latter verbally attacked her at the inauguration of Chukwuma Soludo as governor of the state on Thursday.

Bianca made this known in a statement on Friday, explaining that she slapped Ebele because she attempted to remove her (Bianca’s) headtie, an act she considered “a sacrilege to a titled matriarch such as myself in Igbo culture”.

“What struck me through the whole episode was the fact that she was clearly intoxicated. I was stunned by the stench of whisky in her breath at such an early hour of the day,” Bianca noted.

Read Bianca’s explanation on the incident at the inauguration of Soludo on March 17, 2022:

MY STORY

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.

As she made towards me, I then pulled away 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, 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.

What struck me through the whole episode was the fact that she was clearly intoxicated. I was stunned by the stench of whisky in her breath at such an early hour of the day.

How could a first lady be so drunk and proceeded to turn up in that state at an Inauguration ceremony that began at 9am?

It is unfortunate that she threw all caution to the wind and imported this kind of melodrama to a state ceremony.

This was highly embarrassing to the Governor who left the venue almost immediately, taking her along with him.

Luckily, this did not disrupt the proceedings and I stayed back to witness the ceremony to the end after which we were treated to a sumptuous reception at the Government House.

– Ambassador Bianca Odimegwu- Ojukwu, former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain and APGA BOT member.