A senator representing Bauchi North senatorial district, Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa has revealed that he influences his wife Zainab Bulkachuwa, to used her position as a judge to favour his colleagues in the senate.
Justice Bulkachuwa was the President of the Court of Appeal and bowed out of the bench after clocking the statutory retirement age of 70 years for justices of the Appeal Court in 2020.
She presided over the 2007 Sokoto state governorship election petition tribunal and the suit in which Timipre Sylva, former governor of Bayelsa, challenged the nomination of Seriake Dickson, an ex-governor of the state, as the flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In the now viral video obtained by ValidView Network, Senator Bulkachuwa made the statement during the valedictory session of the 9th Senate.
“Particularly, my wife, whose freedom and independence I encroached upon while she was in office,” the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker said.
“And she has been very tolerant and accepted my encroachment and extended her help to my colleagues.”
Unsettled by the statement, outgoing senate president Ahmad Lawan, who presided over the valedictory session, interrupted the senator before he spoke any further.
“Distinguished, I don’t think this is a good idea going this direction,” Lawan said.
