The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to immediately invite Senator Adamu Muhammad Bulkachuwa for interrogation and proceed to prosecute him accordingly.
The NBA President’s call followed comments made by the Senator on the floor of the Senate on June 12, 2023, during the valedictory session of the Senate of the 9th Assembly.
Bulkachuwa, in his remarks before being interrupted and stopped by the then Senate President Ahmed Lawan, alluded to having interfered with the due administration of justice to help his colleagues/friends.
Senator Bulkachuwa, in his remarks, also referred to “confidential dealings” he had with some of his colleagues in the Senate and went on to say:
“I look at faces in this chamber who have come to me and sought my help when my wife was the President of the Court of Appeal. I must thank 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 colleagues…”
A statement personally signed by the NBA chairman said, “All these were amidst several interjections by the Senate President. Probably, if the Senate President had not interrupted Senator Bulkachuwa, he would have made more useful revelations that would have provided specific details of the confidential dealings of one sort or the other he allegedly had with some of his colleagues in which, according to him, I did my best and in most cases, I succeeded.
“Notwithstanding, however, given the office held by his wife which he clearly mentioned in his remarks, no one would be left in doubt as to the sort of help he either succeeded or did not succeed in securing for his colleagues, with whom he had since become good friends and still remain good friends.”
The NBA statement said Senator Bulkachuwa’s comments were clearly admissions that he did attempt to and/or actually perverted the course of justice/interfered with the due administration of justice, which makes him liable to be investigated and prosecuted even on his admission.
At the 102nd meeting of the National Judicial Council (NJC) held on June 14, 2023, the NBA boss said he complained about the rather disgusting and despicable conduct of Senator Bulkachuwa, which he said was a direct attack on the integrity of the Judiciary.
He disclosed that the NJC condemned the actions of the Senator in the strongest terms as an affront to the integrity and independence of the Judiciary.
According to Maikyau, the NBA remains committed to the maintenance and defence of the integrity and independence of the Judiciary in Nigeria and shall continue to do so, irrespective of the personalities involved.
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