Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, the former president of the Court of Appeal, has refuted allegations of breaching her oath of office in order to favor certain politicians.
According to a report by PulseNets, Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, Justice Bulkachuwa’s husband, had purportedly disclosed how he influenced his wife to obtain favorable court judgments for his acquaintances in the Senate.
However, Justice Bulkachuwa has categorically denied her husband’s assertions.
In a statement issued over the weekend, the esteemed legal professional stated that throughout her four-decade-long career, she never compromised her oath of office for any individual or group.
“My attention has been drawn to the trending video of what was said by my husband Senator Adamu M. 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,” she said.
“My decisions were always based on the facts, the law and in accordance with my conscience and oath of office.
“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,” she added.
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Senator Bulkachuwa’s comment had elicited outrage, with Olisa Agbakoba, a former president of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), calling for the arrest of the former lawmaker.
