Bulkachuwa had said he often influenced the decisions of his wife and a former President of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, while she was in office.

 

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has reacted to a confession made by the Senator representing Bauchi North, Adamu Bulkachuwa.

 

Bulkachuwa had said he often influenced the decisions of his wife and a former President of the Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, while she was in office.

 

Recall that the Bauchi Senator made this known on Saturday while speaking during the Senate Valedictory Session on the floor of the Red Chamber.

 

He had said: “Particularly, my wife, whose freedom and independence I encroached upon while she was in office. And she has been very tolerant and accepted my encroachment and extended her help to my colleague.”

 

Reacting in a statement made available to reporters on Tuesday, Agbakoba described the comments made by the lawmaker as a monumental disgrace for the country’s institutions.

 

He said: “Senator Bulkachuwa’s 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!!”