Senator admits influencing spouse to skew Judgement; Agbakoba says confession monumental disgrace, wants immediate investigation by security agencies

Adamu Bulkachuwa, the senator representing Bauchi North in the 9th assembly on Saturday during the valedictory session of the 9th senate said that he often influenced his wife, Zainab Bulkachuwa, a former president of the court of appeal’s decisions while she was in office.

Zainab is the first Female to hold the position of President of the Nigerian court of Appeal. In 2019, she was the Chairman of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, but later recused herself from participating in adjudicating petitions filed by Atiku Abubakar challenging the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Ahead of the 10th house, her husband Adamu revealed that his wife, used her position as a judge to favour his colleagues in the senate.

Bulkachuwa had in the trending video online bragged about how he influenced the decision of his wife, retired Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa.

Bulkachuwa was heard saying: “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.”

Disturbed by the statement, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan was heard in the video saying “Distinguished Senator, I don’t think this is a good idea going towards this direction.”

A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, has described the statement made by Senator Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa, representing Bauchi north senatorial district, that he influenced the decision of his wife, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, a retired Justice of the Appeal Court as a monumental disgrace.

Agbakoba, in a statement issued on Tuesday said that he has lost three cases presided over by Bulkachuwa and so the senators comments seem to suggest why, calling it a blight on his confidence.

Specifically, Agbakoba said he represented Usman Tuggar in relation to disputed elections between him and Senator Bulkachuwa for Bauchi North senatorial zone, but lost the case up to the Supreme Court.

Agbakoba in his statement titled, “Senator Bulkachuwa Statement at the valedictory of the 9th Senate is a monumental disgrace,” noted that the statement of the Senator was, “a blight on his confidence in the systems.”

The statement read: “Senator Bulkachuwa statement at the valedictory of the 9th senate is a monumental disgrace for our institutions. This man deserves to be taken up immediately by the authorities.

“It is a blight on my confidence in our systems. I represented Usman Tuggar in relation to disputed elections between him and senator Bulkachuwa for Bauchi North senatorial. We lost in 3 courts. Senator Bulkachuwa seems to suggest why.

“It remains for president Tinubu to cleanse the system in a most dramatic and fundamental process if he wishes to succeed.

“The chairman of NDIC has also made dramatic revelations pointing to possible deep rot in our systems of government responsible for financial and monetary policy The president ought to act now.”

Justice Bulkachuwa retired from the Bench after clocking the statutory retirement age of 70 years for justices of the Appeal Court in 2020.