Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, launched a legal team on Tuesday to challenge the contentious presidential election scheduled for February 25, 2023.
While inaugurating the legal team at his campaign headquarters in Abuja, the PDP presidential candidate charged it with establishing the claim of illegality in the February 25 presidential election and reclaiming the mandate of the Nigerian people.
Atiku told the team that, in addition to reclaiming the mandate from those who carried out the electoral heist that did not reflect the will of Nigerians, the legal team should use the trial to strengthen constitutional democracy in the country.
Addressing the team headed by Chief J. K. Gadzama, SAN, at the conference room of his office at the campaign headquarters, Atiku said 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).