Zainab Bulkachuwa, the wife of senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, has denied that he had any influence over her choices while she was the president of the Court of Appeal.
When he admitted to using his position to secure favours for his colleagues from his wife during the 9th Senate’s final session, the senator who represented Bauchi North in the 9th Assembly stirred up debate on the Senate floor.
“I look at faces in this chamber whom have come to me and sought my assistance when my wife was the President of the Court of Appeal, and I’m sure…,” he said.
And I must especially thank my wife, whose freedom and independence I infringed upon while she was working; she was very understanding and accepted it, and she also offered assistance to my colleagues.
This admission immediately sparked a backlash from the public, especially the Nigerian Bar Association, which demanded an investigation and the former lawmaker’s prosecution.
Bulkachuwa claimed that his words were misrepresented in an interview with BBC Hausa, adding that the former Senate President had interrupted him as he was giving an explanation.
“Well, I wasn’t even allowed to finish, I just started with some words like thanking her and saying she was patient with me as she was a lawyer and I am a politician,” the man responded.
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“I wanted to go into more detail about the specific type of assistance she offered because there are many different types of assistance that experts in different fields, like lawyers, doctors, and engineers, can provide in their respective capacities.
“Please take note that there are no illegal or unethical activities involved in this assistance.
I have never attempted to interfere with her professional autonomy in our personal relationship or tried to sway her decision-making when it came to handling cases or managing her office. We don’t even talk about such things at home, Bulkachuwa argued.
