The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar is set to challenge the controversial presidential election of February 25, 2023, with a least 19 Senior Advocates of Nigeria.

The PDP presidential candidate inaugurated the legal team on Tuesday at his campaign headquarters in Abuja.

Atiku charged the lawyers to uncover the supposed illegality in the February 25 presidential election and also reclaim the mandate of the Nigerian people.

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The former Vice President told the legal team to strengthen constitutional democracy in the country with this opportunity.

He reiterated that the team needed to work assiduously in reclaiming the mandate not necessarily because of him and the PDP but to strengthen democracy and the electoral process and for generations unborn.

The members of the team include Chief Chris Uche (SAN), Mr Paul Usoro (SAN), Tayo Jegede (SAN), Ken Mozia (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Mahmood Magaji (SAN), Joe Abraham (SAN), Mr Chukwuma Umeh (SAN), Dr Garba Tetengi (SAN) and Chief Emeka Etiaba (SAN).

Others are Chief Goddy Uche (SAN), Prof. Maxwell Gidado (SAN); the National Legal Adviser of the PDP, A. K. Ajibade (SAN), Mr. O. M. Atoyebi, (SAN), Mrs Nella Rabana (SAN), Paul Ogbole (SAN), Nuremi Jimoh (SAN), and Abdul Ibrahim (SAN).

Atiku addressed the team headed by Chief J. K. Gadzama, SAN at the conference room of his office at the campaign headquarters.