BBC Pidgin of Monday, 19 June 2023
Source: BBC
One former lawmaker wey bin represent Bauchi North for di 9th National Assembly, Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa don react to accuse say e interfere wit im wife job wen she be di President of di Court of Appeal.
Di senator for one interview wit BBC Hausa say di allegations say im interfere wit im wife job no be true.
E say pipo misinterprete wetin e tok about im wife Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa during di 9th senate last session.
Di former lawmaker don dey di eye of di storm afta di statement wey e make wey go viral say some im friends wey be lawmakers bin dey meet am to tok to im wife.
E tok am during di 9th Senate Valedictory Session wey hold earlier dis month.
But di Senator Bulkachuwa don now come out to say no be wetin im mean be dat, e say di Senate President, Ahmad Lawan no allow am land before e cut am off.
“Well, dem no even allow me tok finish, I just start by thanking her. She bin tolerate me, I dey for politics while she dey for law.
Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa bin serve as President di Court of Appeal from 2014 to 2020.
Wetin Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa tok during di 9th National Assembly Valedictory Session?
One video wey don go viral for social media show as Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa tok say im wife bin help some of im colleagues during di time wey she serve as President of di Court of Appeal.
Di 83-year-old lawmaker tok say “I look at faces for dis chamber wey don come to me to beg for my help wen my wife be di President of di Court of Appeal.”
But, di Senate President Ahmad Lawan no allow am finish wetin e dey tok before e ask am to stop.
“Distinguished Senator Adamu Muhammed Bulkachuwa, I think I go advise say make you just round up and just take your seat,” Lawan tok.
“I no mention any name. We know ourselves,” Bulkachuwa respond.
“But dis kain insinuation go mean say favour dey. I no think say dat na good idea,” Lawan tok,
“Well, Mr Chairman, to round up, since dat na wetin you want make I do, I go do dat. I must thank particularly, my wife wey I encroach her freedom and independence wen she dey office,” Bulkachuwa continue.
“She dey very tolerant and she accept my encroachment and extend her help to my colleagues.”
“Eh, distinguished, I no think say dis direction you dey go na good idea, no be good idea, please,” Lawan interrupt am again.
“Well, Mr President, I say, ‘Thank you’,” Bulkachuwa conclude.
How pipo react
Many Nigerians don condemn wetin Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa tok openly during di valedictory service.
Di statement cause plenty reactions as some pipo see am as say e influence im wife judicial decision.
Dem accuse am say e use im position to get favours from im wife on behalf of im friends wen she be President of di Nigeria Court of Appeal.
Dem also dey question which cases Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa influence and which impact dem get on di political landscape.
To what extent di former Appeal Court president willingly allow her husband influence and wetin be her motivation, some of her cases fit don dey compromised? aa some of di questions Nigerians dey ask.
Some express shock to Senator Bulkachuwa statement and some odas don call for im arrest.
Did he really say this?
Unbelievable! https://t.co/fs7z6HXUuu
— Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) June 17, 2023
STATEMENT BY THE NBA ON THE COMMENTS BY SENATOR BULKACHUWA
The NBA President @YCMaikyauSAN today at the National Judicial Council @njcNig complained about the conduct of Senator Bulkachuwa.
The NBA has also called on @PoliceNG and @icpcnigeria to invite and interrogate him. pic.twitter.com/Y5UvXYfLo2
— Akorede Habeeb Lawal (@lawalhab) June 14, 2023