Senator Bulkachuwa: I told my wife to deliver judgement in favour of my friends
Senator Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa, a senator representing Bauchi North senatorial district, has disclosed that he influenced the decision of his wife, Zainab Bulkachuwa, a retired Justice of the Appeal Court, to give judgement in favour of his friends.
Senator Bulkachuwa said this on Saturday during the valedictory session of the Senate.
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Recall that the wife of the Senator retired from the bench in 2020 after turning 70 years – the statutory retirement age for judges.
The Senator who made this known in a video making the round on social media said, “Particularly my wife, whose freedom and independence I encroached upon when she was in office, and she has been very tolerant and accepted my encroachment and extended her help to my colleagues.”
Although, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan cautioned Bulkachuwa and said such utterances shouldn’t have been on the floor of the senate.
“I don’t think this is a good idea going towards this direction,” Lawan said.
This, however generated mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media particularly from the microblogging platform.
One of the many reactions was from a Professor, Ndubuisi Ekekwe, who shared the video on his verified Twitter handle on Monday.
He said, “we must give Senator Bulkachuwa a national award as a whistleblower of the month.”
Ekekwe further added that he hoped that retired Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa would give a press release on how she was influenced.
He wrote: “Unbelievable that a senator whose wife was the president of the court of appeal could brag how he influenced her decisions. He embarrassed the Senate president by revealing the open truth about Nigeria’s judiciary.
“We must give Senator Bulkachuwa a national award as a whistleblower of the month. Hope retired Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa will give a press release on how she was influenced! What a nation.”
