Former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, has dissociated herself from comments allegedly made by her husband, Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, on the floor of the National Assembly. Recall that Senator Bulkachuwa was alleged to have said he influenced his wife to assist his colleagues. But faulting the allegation, the retired Justice stated that as President of the Court, her fellow colleagues could attest to the fact that she never interfered with the independence of any of the justices of the court in the discharge of their judicial functions. According to her, she never, throughout her forty years on the bench, influenced any decisions, stating further that her decisions were always based on facts, laws, conscience and the oath of office she took. In a statement, dated June 17, 2023, Bulkachuwastated: “My attention has been drawn to the trending video of what was said by my husband, Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa. “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: “Also, as president of the Court of Appeal, my fellow 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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