Blessing Abimbola
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted by Adamu Bulkachuwa to stop Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, ICPC, from investigating his confession of influencing his wife’s decision as a judge and the President of the Court of Appeal.
Mr Bulkachuwa approached the court to bar the ICPC from investigating him after the anti-graft commission invited him for questioning concerning his startling revelation.
Mr Ekwo noted that “when a person confesses that he influenced a judicial officer to help his friends and colleagues, such a person has gone beyond the limit of freedom of speech that is reasonably covered and protected by the provision of Section 39 (1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
In his damning remarks, Mr Bulkachuwa had said, “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,” said Mr Bulkachuwa, an All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, at a valedictory session of the 9th Senate on 10 June.
“Distinguished, I don’t think this is a good idea going this direction. It is not a good idea, please,” Mr Lawan retorted, trying to derail Mr Bulkachuwa from disclosing details of how he influenced his wife’s judgements.
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