By Jubril Bada

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An Ijagbo Prince in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara and prominent legal practitioner, Abdullateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi (SAN) is heading the legal team to defend Tinubu’s victory.

Fagbemi will be leading 12 other senior advocates of Nigeria at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, the All Progressives Congress (APC) revealed yesterday.

The party’s National Legal Adviser, Ahmed El-Marzuq who broke the news in Abuja said the 13 man senior advocates comprised legal  luminaries with vast experience in election petition matters, constitutional law and litigation.

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.

He also called on all parties involved to conduct themselves with the utmost professionalism and respect for the rule of law throughout the legal process.

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.

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, and Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate, who were defeated at the polls have currently challenged the outcome of the election in court, alleging electoral fraud.

The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Sen. Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, as winner of the election with 8, 794,726 votes.

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