Zainab Bulkachuwa, former president of the court of appeal,
says she never compromised her office on partisan grounds.
Bulkachuwa was reacting to recent comments by Adamu Bulkachuwa,
her husband.
While speaking at the 9th senate valedictory session on June
10, Bulkachuwa said he often encroached on his wife’s space while she was in
office.
“And she has been very tolerant and accepted my encroachment and extended her help to my colleagues,” the former senator said.
Bulkachuwa’s comments sparked outrage, with many Nigerians
calling for investigations into his claim.
But speaking with BBC Hausa, the former senator retracted
his statement, saying Ahmad Lawan, the then senate president, did not allow him
to finish his thoughts.
He said the help he spoke about was not in a negative sense.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the former appeal court
president said she never compromised her oath of office in 40 years in service.
She said her decisions were always premised on facts.
“My attention has been drawn to the trending video of what
was said by my husband Senator Adamu M. Bulkachuwa,” the statement reads.
“I want to state categorically that I never at any time
compromised my oath of office to favour any party who appeared before me
throughout my judicial career spanning 40 years of service to my country.
“My decisions were
always based on the facts, the law and in accordance with my conscience and
oath of office.”
She added that former “justices of the court can attest to
the fact that I never interfered with the independence of any of the justices
of the court in the discharge of their judicial functions”.
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Sorry ma, but your husband exposed what you did behind closed doors. Denial at this stage would worsen your case
ReplyDeleteYour husband had opened the can of worms already. What even brought about such statements in the first instance ? To buga or what ? Sorry madam you don't have any say to clean yourself.
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