A lawmaker that represented Bauchi North in the 9th Senate, Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, has debunked allegations that he interfered with his wife’s job as President of the Court of Appeal.
Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa served as President the Court of Appeal from 2014 to 2020.
Addressing the 9th Senate led by Ahmad Lawan during the valedictory session, Bulkachuwa said, “I look at faces in this chamber whom have come to me and sought for my help when my wife was the President of the Court of Appeal.”
Senator Bulkachuwa came under criticism when he openly said that used his position to solicit favours on behalf of his friends while she was President of Nigeria’s court of appeal.
However, speaking with BBC Hausa, the former senator said Lawan did not allow him to finish his thoughts.
“Well, I was not even allowed to finish up, I just began by thanking her. She tolerated me, I am in politics while she was in law.
“The favours I solicited from her, it was her nature to help people. I didn’t even explain what kind of help I was referring to, every employee whether lawyer, engineer or doctor can render assistance in their work. Assistance doesn’t mean that you contravene the law or do something wrong,” he said.
He added, “The way we lived, I never suggested to her how to do things, how to go about her cases or how to run her office. We don’t even discuss such things at home.”
