The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, in Abuja, assembled a team of highly qualified and experienced lawyers to represent it at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.

Punch reports that a statement by the APC National Legal Adviser, Ahmad El-Marzuq noted that the team comprised legal luminaries with vast experience in election petition matters, constitutional law and litigation.

He said the legal team, consisting of 13 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, was led by Prince Lateef Fagbemi, a renowned lawyer.

El-Marzuq said Fagbemi had successfully handled various high-profile election matters and other landmark cases.

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.

The APC National Legal Adviser urged the party’s members to support the team in its effort to defend the will and mandate of the people at the February 25 presidential election.

The legal team includes Lateef Fagbemi (Lead Counsel); 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.

Thelagostimes had earlier reported that candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party, Peter Obi are challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election in court, alleging electoral fraud.

This is following the declaration of Bola Tinubu as winner of the election with 8,794,726 votes.

According to INEC, Abubakar, Tinubu’s closest rival, got 6,984,520 votes while Obi polled 6,101,533 votes at the election.