Presidential election: APC appoints 12 SANs to defend Tinubu

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The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday in Abuja, assembled a team of highly qualified and experienced lawyers to represent it at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.

According to a statement by Ahmad El-Marzuq, APC National Legal Adviser, the team comprised legal luminaries with vast experience in election petition matters, constitutional law, and litigation.

He said the legal team, consisting of 13 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), was led by Prince Lateef Fagbemi, a renowned lawyer.

El-Marzuq said Fagbemi had successfully handled various high-profile election matters and other landmark cases.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the full list of the Legal team is as follows:

1. Lateef Fagbemi (Lead Counsel)

2.Ahmad El-Marzuq (Life Bencher)

3. Sam Ologunorisa

4.Rotimi Oguneso

5. Olabisi Syebo

6.Gbotega Oyewole

7.Muritala Abdulrasheed

8.Aliyu Saiki

9.Tajudeen Oladoja

10.Pius Akubo

11.Oluseye Opasanya

12.Suraju Saida

13.Kazeem Adeniyi

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate and Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party candidate who were defeated at the polls, have currently challenged the outcome of the election in court, alleging electoral fraud.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Sen. Bola Tinubu, the APC Presidential Candidate, as winner of the election with 8, 794,726 votes.