The All Progressives Congress has assembled a team of highly qualified and experienced lawyers to represent it at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
The APC National Legal Adviser, Ahmad El- Marzuq confirmed this on Tuesday in a statement in Abuja.
He said the team comprised legal luminaries with vast experience in election petition matters, constitutional law and litigation.
El- Marzuq said the legal team, consisting of 13 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, was led by Prince Lateef Fagbemi, a renowned lawyer.
The APC Legal Adviser noted that Fagbemi had successfully handled various high-profile election matters and other landmark cases.
El- Marzuq expressed confidence that the legal team have the requisite expertise and experience to ensure a successful outcome for the APC in the Presidential Election Petition matters.
The APC National Legal Adviser urged the party’s members to support the team in its effort to defend the will and mandate of the people at the February 25 presidential election.
He also called on all parties involved to conduct themselves with the utmost professionalism and respect for the rule of law throughout the legal process.
The legal team includes Lateef Fagbemi (Lead Counsel); Ahmad El-Marzuq (Life Bencher); Sam Ologunorisa;Rotimi Oguneso; Olabisi Syebo; Gbotega Oyewole; Muritala Abdulrasheed; Aliyu Saiki; Tajudeen Oladoja; Pius Akubo; Oluseye Opasanya; Suraju Saida and Kazeem Adeniyi.
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples’ Democratic Party and Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party candidate, who were defeated at the polls have challenged the outcome of the election in court, alleging electoral fraud.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC declared Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, as winner of the election with 8, 794,726 votes.
Tinubu’s closest rival and PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar came second with 6, 984, 520 votes while Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party got 6,101, 533 at the election to come third.
