Tinubu: Why I’m not on the team challenging Obi, Atiku in court – Keyamo
Festus Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has explained his absence from the legal team defending Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, in court. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Tinubu winner of the February 25 presidential election, but his major rivals in the exercise, headed for the court to challenge his victory. […]
The post Tinubu: Why I’m not on the team challenging Obi, Atiku in court – Keyamo
appeared first on Daily Trust
.
Festus Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has explained his absence from the legal team defending Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, in court.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Tinubu winner of the February 25 presidential election, but his major rivals in the exercise, headed for the court to challenge his victory.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of Labour Party are both claiming victory and have hired lawyers to defend them in court.
On Tuesday morning, the list of Tinubu’s 48-man legal counsel went viral on social media.
Litigation: APC boosts Tinubu’s legal team with 12 senior lawyers
Presidential election: Tinubu’s victory and rigging claims of Obi, Atiku
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) also released a 12-man list of senior lawyers to defend Tinubu.
However, the name of Keyamo was not on any of the lists.
In an apparent response to inquiries on the absence of Keyamo in the legal team, the senior lawyer wrote, “For those who made inquiries, a serving Minister (by our Constitution) cannot be listed in any private legal team, though he/she can support the team in preparation. Hence, the present cabinet Ministers who are SANs can only formally join the Election Petition team after May 29th.”
Keyamo was actively involved in the campaign of Tinubu, serving as a spokesperson for the APC Presidential Campaign Council.
He is currently the minister of state for Labour and productivity.
The post Tinubu: Why I’m not on the team challenging Obi, Atiku in court – Keyamoappeared first on Daily Trust.
