Lateef Fagbemi (Lead Counsel) is to lead the 13-member lawyers who will defend the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the presidential election petition tribunal.
The other members included 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.
They are all Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs).
The APC National Legal Adviser, Ahmad El-Marzuq, on Tuesday announced the composition of the team which comprised legal luminaries with vast experience in election petition matters, constitutional law, and litigation.
El-Marzuq said Fagbemi had successfully handled various high-profile election matters and other landmark cases, so he expressed confidence that the legal team possesses the requisite expertise and experience to ensure a successful outcome for the APC in the Presidential Election Petition matters.
Marzuq urged the party members to support the team to defend the will and mandate of the people at the Feb. 25 presidential election.
He also called on all parties involved to conduct themselves with utmost professionalism and respect for the rule of law throughout the legal process.
Presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party (LP) Mr Peter Obi, 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 the winner of the election with 8, 794,726 votes.
Abubakar, Tinubu’s closest rival, got 6, 984, 520 votes while Mr Peter Obi of Labour Party polled 6,101, 533 at the election, according to INEC.
