During the defence of the budget by Umahi, Senator Peter Nwaebonyi from Ebonyi North and Senator Rufai Hanga from Kano Central traded words in the Senate.
In a session of the Nigerian Senate, an exchange occurred between two deputy whips. Senator Peter Nwaebonyi, representing APC for Ebonyi North and serving as Deputy Whip, and Senator Rufai Hanga, from NNPP for Kano Central and Deputy Minority Whip, traded words. This happened during the budget defence presented by Umahi. The incident highlights tensions in legislative proceedings over budgetary matters. No further details on the specific points of disagreement were available from the report.