The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed 12 Senior
Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend the mandate of its presidential
candidate, Bola Tinubu in the just concluded polls.
Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes in 12 of Nigeria’s 36 states,
almost two million votes more than his closest rival, former Vice President
Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
While Atiku came second with 6,984,520 votes, the candidate
of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, finished the race with 6,101,533. Both
Atiku and Obi have rejected the outcome of the election, vowing to challenge
the result in court.
But the ruling party says it is willing to meet the parties in court. In a statement on Tuesday, the party’s National Legal Adviser, Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, released the 13-man list comprising 12 senior advocates.
Top on the list is a legal icon, Wole Olanipekun, who is
also the lead counsel to the ruling party at the Presidential Election
Tribunal.
“The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed a team of
highly qualified and experienced lawyers to represent the Party at the
Presidential Election Petition Tribunal,” the statement read.
“The team is comprised of legal luminaries with vast
experience in election petition matters, constitutional law, and litigation.
“The legal team consisting of twelve (12) Senior Advocates
of Nigeria and the National Legal Adviser of the Party, Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq,
Esq., is led by Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, a renowned lawyer who has
successfully handled various high-profile election matters and other landmark
cases.”
Other members of the list are Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, Sam
Ologunorisa, Rotimi Oguneso, Olabisi Soyebo, Gboyega Oyewole, Muritala
Abdulrasheed, Aliyu Omezia Saiki, Tajudeen Oladoja, Pius Akubo, Oluseye
Opasanya, Suraju Saida and Kazeem Adeniyi.
The party is “confident that the legal team possesses
requisite expertise and experience to ensure a successful outcome for the APC
in the Presidential Election Petition matters.”
It also urged party members to support the team in its
effort to defend the will and mandate of the people, calling on all parties
involved to conduct themselves with the utmost professionalism and respect for
the rule of law throughout the legal process.
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