Wole Olanipekun

2023 - 3 - 7

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Wole Olanipekun, 11 other SANs to defend Tinubu's mandate (Daily Post Nigeria)

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has appointed 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend the mandate of its presidential candidate,

“The team is composed of legal luminaries with vast experience in election petition matters, constitutional law, and litigation. Top on the list is a legal icon, Wole Olanipekun, who is also the lead counsel to the ruling party at the Presidential Election Tribunal. But the ruling party, in its readiness to defend the mandate, said it is willing to meet the opposition parties in court.

Olanipekun, 49 other lawyers to defend Tinubu against Obi, Atiku (Vanguard)

A legal icon and one-time President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Wole Olanipekun will lead other 49 other lawyers to defend the victory of the ...

Some of the senior lawyers in the vanguard of defending Tinubu’s mandate are a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Akin Olujimi, Yusuf Ali, Lateef Fagbemi, A.U. “Some of these legal giants have either not met with Tinubu or seeking any favour from him. The figure may be more in the next few days. Members of the Tinubu legal team are to hold their preliminary meeting today in Lagos. “In this part, ‘tribunal’ means-(a) in the case of the presidential election, the Court of Appeal; and (b) in the case of any other elections under this Act, the election tribunal established under the Constitution or by this Act. They are to discuss some of the issues in the public domain which may be included in the petitions of the PDP and the LP.

Wole Olanipekun leads legal team to defend Tinubu's presidential ... (The Streetjournal)

Wole Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), a one-time President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the chairman, Body of.

“Some of these legal giants have either not met with Tinubu or seeking any favour from him. Members of the legal team are expected to hold their preliminary meeting today in Lagos. The figure may be more in the next few days.

APC Appoints 12 Senior Advocates To Defend Tinubu's Mandate (CHANNELS TELEVISION)

Top on the list is a legal icon, Wole Olanipekun, who is also the lead counsel to the ruling party at the Presidential Election Tribunal. By Ignatius Igwe.

In a statement on Tuesday, the party’s National Legal Adviser, Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, released the 13-man list comprising 12 senior advocates. Both Atiku and Obi have rejected the outcome of the election, vowing to challenge the result in court. The party is “confident that the legal team possesses requisite expertise and experience to ensure a successful outcome for the APC in the Presidential Election Petition matters.”

Election Tribunal: Wole Olanipekun, 49 others to uphold Tinubu's ... (Chronicle.ng)

Legal luminary Wole Olanipekun and 49 other lawyers have offered to uphold the victory of Nigeria's president-elect, Bola Tinubu at the election...

“Some of these legal giants have either not met with Tinubu or seeking any favour from him. Other senior lawyers in the legal team are a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Akin Olujimi, Yusuf Ali, Lateef Fagbemi, A.U. The figure may be more in the next few days. The lawyers are expected to hold a preliminary meeting today in Lagos. “In this part, ‘tribunal’ means-(a) in the case of the presidential election, the Court of Appeal; and (b) in the case of any other elections under this Act, the election tribunal established under the Constitution or by this Act. Mustapha, Ahmed Raji, Abiodun Owonikoko, Kemi Pinheiro, Niyi Akintola and H.M.

50 Lawyers To Defend Tinubu's Presidential Victory: List of Top 17 ... (Legit.ng)

Wole Olanipekun and 49 other lawyers have offered to defend the victory of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Election Tribunal.

- H.M. - A.U. - Ahmed Raji Peter Obi, are not happy with the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as winner of the February 25 poll, [The Nation Newspaper reports](https://thenationonlineng.net/olanipekun-49-others-to-defend-tinubus-mandate/). - Akin Olujimi - Wole Olanipekun