Nuhu Ribadu, pioneer chairman of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), represented President
Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential election petition tribunal in Abuja on
Tuesday.
Ribadu is a member of the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
The tribunal considered a
petition filed by Hope Democratic Party (HDP) and Ambrose Awuru, its
presidential candidate.
The petition is one of the four
challenging Buhari’s victory in the February 23 presidential election.
APC was represented by Dare
Oketade, who identified himself as the party’s head of legal services, while
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was represented by Oluwatoyin
Babalola, its director, legal services.
Wole Olanipekun, a senior
advocate of Nigeria (SAN), led Buhari’s legal team, and Lateef Fagbemi led
APC’s team of lawyers.
Zainab Bulkachuwa, president of
the court of appeal, led the five-man bench of the tribunal.
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