Atiku/Obi vs Tinubu: List Of Senior Lawyers Who Have Arrived Supreme Court

Some senior lawyers have started arriving at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja ahead of the commencement of Monday’s proceedings against the victory of President Bola Tinubu at the February 25, 2023, presidential polls.

Naija News reports the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, as well as the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) are all challenging Tinubu’s victory in separate petitions at the Supreme Court.

The three appellants, want the Supreme Court to nullify Tinubu’s victory.

Ahead of the 9am time scheduled for the commencement of the hearing, lawyers like the immediate past Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) have arrived in court.

Olanipekun, who walked into the courtroom around 8am, is leading the legal team of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.

Also in court are Mike Ozekhome (SAN), a member of the Atiku Abubakar/Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legal team; Charles Uwensuyi-Edosomwan, SAN (member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) legal team; Sir Steve Adehi, SAN, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, legal team) and Chukwuma Majukwu Umeh, SAN, of the legal team of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM).

Also in court are Prof Taiwo Osinpitan, SAN; Yusuf Alli, SAN; Babatunde Ogala, SAN ( of the APC, Tinubu and Shettima team); Chris Uche, SAN; Gordy Uche, SAN; Emeka Etiaba, SAN ( all of the Atiku/PDP legal team).