by Chinwe Okafor

Let’s be honest, these two women were bound to fight. It was just a matter of time and reason.

Jonathan’s recent bid for the presidency is the brawl between the singer, broadcaster, actor and Director General, National Women Centre, Onyeka Onwenu and popular actor, Patience Ozokwor. I honestly thought it would be a case of who is the queen of Nollywood but I guess I’m giving too much credit.

Here is the story according to Thisday.  Onwenu had made it her business to have a majority of the creative population in Nigeria channel their request to see Jonathan and/or participate in his campaign.

The fracas between the two Igbo women was not unconnected with who should control disbursement of the Jonathan campaign fund to a group of certain artistes. At one of the meetings, the centre just couldn’t hold any more and things fell apart.

Onwenu and Ozokwor allegedly openly abused themselves and called each other names. It took the intervention of Dame Patience Jonathan to calm the fighting women. At least her ‘peaceful status’ came into relevant play.

They simply respected her but have continued to trade tirade at every opportunity.

Ada Igboanugo