Politics

Tribunal: APC appoints 12 SANs, one other to defend Tinubu’s mandate

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) and one other lawyer to defend the victory of the party’s presidential candidate in the just concluded election, Bola Tinubu, at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.

The legal team consisting 12 SANs and the APC National Legal Adviser, Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, will be led by Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.

This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the APC National Legal Adviser.

Others in the APC legal team are Sam Ologunorisa (SAN), Rotimi Oguneso (SAN), Olabisi Soyebo (SAN), Gboyega Oyewole (SAN), and Muritala Abdulrasheed (SAN).

Also appointed are Aliyu Omezia Saiki (SAN), Tajudeen Oladoja (SAN), Pius Akubo (SAN), Oluseye Opasanya (SAN), Suraju Saida (SAN), and Kazeem Adeniyi (SAN).

“We are confident that the legal team possesses requisite expertise and experience to ensure a successful outcome for the APC in the Presidential Election Petition matters.

“We urge members of the party to support the team in its effort to defend the will and mandate of the people.

“We also call on all parties involved to conduct themselves with utmost professionalism and respect for the rule of law throughout the legal process,” Marzuq noted.

The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) had registered their displeasure with the declaration of Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential poll.

Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat Atiku, who came second with 6,984,520 votes, while Obi garnered 6,101,533 votes to occupy the third position.

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