Legal tussle: Dino Melaye mocks APC, LP, says ‘Tinubu’s legal team 80℅ Oduduwa, Peter Obi 100℅ Biafra’
Spokesperson of Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the just-concluded 2023 Presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Sen. Dino Melaye has, again, come hard on the President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi.
In a tweet, on Sunday, Sen. Melaye, accused President-elect Tinubu and Mr. Obi of being tribalistic in their respective choices of lawyers.
He argued that his principal, Atiku is the only one that has a legal team that cut across the six geopolitical zones in the country.
He noted that Tinubu inaugurated a legal team that has 80 per cent Oduduwa. On Peter Obi, he said he constituted a legal team that has 100 per cent Biafra.
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His tweet: “Atiku Abubakar’s legal team is the only Presidential legal team that cut across the six geopolitical zones.
“He is a unifier in all ramifications. Tinubu’s legal team 80℅ Oduduwa and Obi’s is 100℅ Biafra. This is a reflection of the hearts of the Candidates. SDM.”
Recall Atiku had inaugurated a legal team that would challenge the controversial presidential election.
Some of the team included: Chris Uche (SAN), Paul Usoro (SAN), Tayo Jegede (SAN), Ken Mozia (SAN), Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Mahmood Magaji (SAN), Joe Abraham (SAN), Chukwuma Umeh (SAN), Garba Tetengi (SAN) and Emeka Etiaba (SAN).
Others were Goddy Uche (SAN), Prof. Maxwell Gidado (SAN); the National Legal Adviser of the PDP, A. K. Ajibade (SAN), O. M. Atoyebi, (SAN), Nella Rabana (SAN), Paul Ogbole (SAN), Nuremi Jimoh (SAN), and Abdul Ibrahim (SAN).
On the other hand, Peter Obi’s legal team has at least 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria.
Some of them are Dr. Livy Uzoukwu SAN; Chief Awa Kalu SAN; Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu SAN; P.I.N. Ikwueto SAN; Chief Ben Anyachebe SAN; S.T. Hon SAN; Arthur Obi Okafor SAN; Ik Ezechukwu SAN; J.S. Okutepa SAN; Dr. (Mrs.) Valerie Azinge SAN; Emeka Okpoko SAN; and Alex Ejesieme SAN.
Similarly, the All Progressives Congress (APC) also constituted a 13-man legal team to defend the mandate of President-elect Bola Tinubu.
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The National Legal Adviser of the Party, Ahmad El-Marzuq, in a statement, on Tuesday, said the team comprised legal luminaries with vast experience in election petition matters, constitutional law and litigation.
The team which is led by Mr. Lateef Fagbemi SAN, included Ahmad El-marzuq SAN, Sam Ologunorisa, Rotimi Oguneso, Olabisi Soyebo SAN, Gboyega Oyewole SAN, Muritala Abdulrasheed SAN, Aliyu Saiki SAN, Tajudeen Oladoja SAN, Pius Akubo SAN, Oluseye Opasanya SAN, Suraju Saida SAN and Kazeem Adeniji SAN.
