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2023 Election

APC Unveils 13-Man List With 12 SANs To Defend Tinubu’s Mandate In Court

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) is all set to defend the mandate of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in the just concluded polls and has unveiled a thirteen-man list to battle the opposition party’s candidate in the court.

The ruling party on Tuesday (today) listed 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to meet the parties aggrieved with the outcome of the February 25th election in court.

Naija News reports that candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi, had disagreed with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its announcement of APC’s Tinubu as the winner of the fiercely contested election.

The duo both claimed they won the election and have vowed to challenge the result of the election in Court.

APC has since shown interest in meeting the aggrieved 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, Naija News understands.

“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.

It added: “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.”

Others listed include 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.