A former senator representing Bauchi North, Adamu Bulkachuwa, has refuted allegations of interfering with the official functions of his wife, a former
president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, and seeking legal favours for his colleagues.
The senator argued that his comments during the valedictory session of the 9th National Assembly last week were taken out of context and linked his wife’s work as a judge to the congress. Senator Bulkachuwa said he never used his position as husband of the former Court of Appeal president to seek favours on behalf of his colleagues who are locked in legal disputes.
In an interview with BBC Hausa, Bulkachuwa maintained that former senate president, Ahmed Lawan, interrupted him before completing his remarks, hence a window for misconception about his statement. “Well, I was not even allowed to finish. I just started with some words like thanking her, she was patient with me, I am in politics and she is in law.
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