The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has inaugurated a legal team to challenge the outcome of the presidential election of February 25, 2023.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Ahmed Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the controversial election.
A statement from the Atiku Medi office stated that charged the legal team to establish the claim of illegality in the February 25 presidential election and reclaim the mandate of the Nigerian people.
He spoke while inaugurating the legal team at his campaign headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday.
Atiku told the team that apart from reclaiming the mandate from those who undertook the electoral heist that was not a reflection of the will of Nigerians, it should also use the opportunity of the trial to strengthen constitutional democracy in the country.
He was said to have addressed the legal team headed by Chief J. K. Gadzama, SAN, at the conference room of his office at the campaign headquarters, saying it was imperative that they work assiduously in reclaiming the mandate not necessarily because of him and the PDP, but to strengthen democracy and the electoral process and for generations unborn.”
The members of the team include Chief Chris Uche (SAN), Mr. Paul Usoro (SAN), Tayo Jegede (SAN), Ken Mozia (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Mahmood Magaji (SAN), Joe Abraham (SAN), Mr Chukwuma Umeh (SAN), Dr. Garba Tetengi (SAN) and Chief Emeka Etiaba (SAN).
Others are Chief Goddy Uche (SAN), Prof. Maxwell Gidado (SAN); the National Legal Adviser of the PDP, A. K. Ajibade (SAN), Mr. O. M. Atoyebi, (SAN), Mrs. Nella Rabana (SAN), Paul Ogbole (SAN), Nuremi Jimoh (SAN), and Abdul Ibrahim (SAN).
