Full List of Senior Lawyers in Atiku's Legal Team Emerges as Presidential Election Tribunal Begins Hearing

• PDP flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar has done the unthinkable in his quest to recover his stolen mandate
• This is as the former vice president of Nigeria hired 19 Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SANs) to challenge the February 25 election victory of Bola Tinubu
• The task of the legal team is simply to establish the claim of manipulation in the presidential election

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the February 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, has hired the services of 19 Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SANs).

The legal practitioners were hired to challenge the result of the February 25 presidential election victory of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect, the ICIR report confirmed.

Atiku hires 19 SANs to challenge Tinubu’s victory as Election Tribunal begins hearing

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In a statement issued by the Atiku media office in Abuja on Wednesday, March 7, the former vice president mandated the legal team to establish the claim of manipulation in the February 25 presidential election.

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Photos emerge as Peter Obi arrives at the presidential tribunal

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has arrived at the courtroom for the presidential election petition tribunal in Abuja.

Obi will go head-to-head with his counterpart Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who has also filed a petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

As observed by Legit.ng's correspondent present at the tribunal, it was confirmed that the courtroom was filled to capacity with legal luminaries and observers.

Source: Legit.ng