The Vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Peter Obi, has reacted to the decision of veteran 87-year-old lawyer, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, to represent Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the Presidential Election Tribunal.
Igbere TV had reported that Prof. Nwabueze stormed court today to represent Atiku.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, appeared at the Tribunal on Wheelchair and announced that he was now the head of Atiku’s legal team.
Obi, who was also seated at the Tribunal, said that the move by the former Minister of Education and Youth Development was reassuring.
The former Anambra Governor, said
“It was reassuring that notwithstanding his age and health challenges, Prof Ben Nwabueze (SAN), patriot and foremost constitutional lawyer, led our legal team at the commencement of trial at the Presidential Election Petition, today.”
