{"id":81770,"date":"2023-03-16T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=81770"},"modified":"2023-03-16T16:32:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:32:08","slug":"list-of-sans-on-lawyers-in-atiku-abubakars-legal-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/list-of-sans-on-lawyers-in-atiku-abubakars-legal-team\/","title":{"rendered":"List of SANs on Lawyers in Atiku Abubakar\u2019s Legal Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

PDP’s Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s legal team comprises of 19 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). The list of SANs includes Chris Uche, Paul Usoro, Tayo Jegede, Ken Mozia, Mahmood Magaji, Mike Ozekhome, Joe Abraham, Garba Tetengi Chukwuma Umeh, Emeka Etiaba, Goddy Uche, Professor Maxwell Gidado, A.K. Ajibade, O.M. Atoyebi, Nella Rabana, Paul Ogbole, Nuremi Jimoh, and Abdul Ibrahim.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the People’s Democratic Party, is no stranger to the courtroom. Through his many court cases, the former Vice President of Nigeria has been a strong voice in the country’s legal system. For this important reason, he is well-prepared for the 2023 presidential election petition that is currently being heard in Nigeria’s Supreme Court.<\/span><\/p>\n

Atiku has chosen to go with an all-star team of 19 legal minds made up of SANs, lawyers, and other legal practitioners. At the PDP campaign headquarters in Abuja, the former Vice President named his team of lawyers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why is Atiku Appearing in Court?<\/b><\/h2>\n

It was determined that Bola Tinubu, who was running as the candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), emerged victorious in the presidential election that took place on February 25, 2022. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced the results in the early hours of Wednesday 29 February 2023. Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) got 6,984,520 votes, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) got 6,101,533 votes. The declared winner, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, got 8,794,726 votes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not satisfied with the election result the Labour Party’s presidential candidate Peter Obi as well as PDP’s candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar had laid claims that the election was fraudulently conducted and therefore, would <\/span>seek redress via legal means.<\/span><\/p>\n

List of Lawyers in Atiku Abubakar\u2019s Legal Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n

To contest the election result at the supreme court of justice, Atiku hired a legal team consisting of 19 Senior Advocates of Nigeria.<\/span> Atiku claimed that the SANs are already on the ground to take up the issue. Below is a complete list of SANs named in Atiku Abubakar’s legal team. The lead counsel on Atiku Abubakar’s team is JK Gadzama.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. JK Gadzama (SAN) is the Leader of the Atiku Abubakar\u2019s Legal Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n