Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has inaugurated a team of 19 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), to challenge the outcome of the February 25 presidential election.

The former vice-president briefed the team at his campaign headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday.

He mandated them to “establish the claim of illegality in the February 25 presidential election and reclaim the mandate of the Nigerian people”.

Atiku told the team that “apart from reclaiming the mandate from those who undertook the electoral heist that was not a reflection of the will of Nigerians”, the legal team should also use the opportunity of the trial to strengthen constitutional democracy in the country.

Addressing the team headed by Joe Gadzama (SAN) at the conference room of his office at the campaign headquarters, Atiku said it was imperative that they 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 Chris Uche (SAN), Paul Usoro (SAN), Tayo Jegede (SAN), Ken Mozia (SAN), Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Mahmood Magaji (SAN), Joe Abraham (SAN), Chukwuma Umeh (SAN), Garba Tetengi (SAN) and Emeka Etiaba (SAN).

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