Atiku hires 19 SANs for election tribunal

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has hired a legal team of 19 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) to represent him at the election petition tribunal. 

The SANs will be challenging the victory of the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Ahmed Bola Tinubu in the just concluded February 25 presidential election.

Atiku disclosed this on Wednesday at his campaign Headquarters in Abuja.

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He said the SANs headed by a seasoned litigation and commercial lawyer, JK Gadzama will establish the claim of illegality in the election and reclaim the mandate of Nigerians.

According to the former Vice-president, the team is going through the process not just for himself or the PDP, but to reinforce constitutional democracy and safeguard it for future generations.

The list includes Chief Chris Uche, Paul Usoro, Tayo Jegede, Ken Mozia, Chief Mike Ozekhome, Mahmood Magaji, Joe Abraham, Chukwuma Umeh, Garba Tetengi, and Chief Emeka Etiaba – as well as Chief Goddy Uche, Professor Maxwell Gidado; PDP’s National Legal Adviser A.K. Ajibade; O.M. Atoyebi; Nella Rabana; Paul Ogbole; Nuremi Jimoh and Abdul Ibrahim.

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Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Tinubu as the President-elect after scoring 8,794,726 votes to defeat Atiku and Obi who scored 6,984,520 and 6,101,533 votes, respectively.