{"id":84098,"date":"2023-03-09T20:16:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T19:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubu-presidential-election-petition-team-pius-akubo-rejects-appointment"},"modified":"2023-03-09T21:40:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T20:40:38","slug":"tinubu-presidential-election-petition-team-pius-akubo-rejects-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubu-presidential-election-petition-team-pius-akubo-rejects-appointment","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Presidential Election Petition Team: Pius Akubo rejects appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Pius Akubo has rejected the appointment to the legal team of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n

A few days ago, the All Progressives Congress, APC, had constituted its Presidential Election Petition Team.<\/p>\n

Akubo was one of the 12 legal luminaries with vast experience in election matters, constitutional laws, and litigation constituted by the APC.<\/p>\n

The legal team is expected to defend Tinubu\u2019s win in the last presidential election.<\/p>\n

However, Akubo said he was unaware of the appointment, stressing that Tinubu\u2019s camp has not officially informed him.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Akubo said: \u201cIn the last twenty-four hours or so, the social media space has been agog with a trending unsigned letter in respect of appointment of Presidential Election Petition Legal Team by APC, wherein my name is listed as number 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith all due respect, I wish to state that I had no prior knowledge of the said appointment. As a matter of fact, I have not received any official communication on the subject matter hitherto.\u201d<\/p>\n

Akubo stressed that he can\u2019t defend the President-elect due to personal reasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the circumstance and for personal reasons, I hereby decline the said appointment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Pius Akubo has rejected the appointment to the legal team of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. A few days ago, the All Progressives Congress, APC, had constituted its Presidential Election Petition Team. 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