Zainab Bulkachuwa, immediate past president of the Court of Appeal Justice, has denied allegations of compromising her oath of office to favour some politicians.
Bulkachuwa’s husband, Adamu Bulkachuwa, a senator, had revealed how he influenced his wife to secure favourable court judgements for his friends in the Senate.
But Bulkachuwa has dismissed her husband’s claims.
In a statement during the weekend, the legal juggernaut said throughout her 40-year career, she never compromised her oath of office for any individual or group.
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According to her, “My attention has been drawn to the trending video of what was said by my husband 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.
“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”.
Bulkachuwa’s comment had elicited outrage among Nigerians in recent days.
Olisa Agbakoba, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), also called for the arrest of the former lawmaker.
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