Festus Keyamo (SAN), the minister of state for labor and productivity, has provided an explanation for why he isn’t listed among the top attorneys supporting Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s election victory.
Remember that the 50-person list of attorneys the All Progressives Congress (APC) released on Tuesday in support of Tinubu.
Wole Olanipekun, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, is in charge of the legal team. The legal legend will lead 49 additional attorneys in defending Tinubu’s victory at the presidential election tribunal.
Read Also: INEC asks tribunal to modify inspection order granted Atiku, Obi
In order to ensure that Tinubu defeated his bitter rivals Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, who have contested his victory, Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, worked with other legal luminaries.
With 8, 794,726 votes, Tinubu, the APC’s standard bearer, defeated Atiku and Obi to claim first place and second and third, respectively, in the presidential election that took place on February 25.
He received a Certificate of Return last Wednesday from Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Election Commission, INEC.
Read Also: Court to rule Wednesday on Obi, INEC’s BVAS case
Keyamo, who also serves as the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, provided an explanation for his absence from the 50-man list in a post on his verified Twitter account on Tuesday. He claimed that the Nigerian Constitution forbade a serving minister from performing such duties.
Currently serving cabinet members cannot join the Election Petition team until after the May 29 handover deadline, he pointed out.
Join Television Nigerian Whatsapp Now
Join Television Nigerian Facebook Now
Join Television Nigerian Twitter Now
Join Television Nigerian YouTUbe Now
