The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assembled twelve Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend the mandate of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu in court.
This was revealed on Tuesday in a press statement issued by the party’s National Legal Adviser, Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq.
The legal team consist of a 13-man list with 12 senior advocatesto defend the mandate of the Party.
The statement partly reads:
“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.”
The names of the legal representatives on the list carry weight with names like, Wole Olanipekun, who is also the lead counsel to the ruling party at the Presidential Election Tribunal.
“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 APC says it is confident of it’s legal team and is ready to go head on with the opposition lawyers.
“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.”
The APC urged members to support the party in it’s quest to defend the 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”
