PHOTOS: Atiku Races To IBB, Abdulsalami In Minna As He Unveils 17 SANs To Battle Tinubu

'Dotun Akintomide
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Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, met with former military Heads of State: Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar.

Details of the meeting in Minna, Niger State capital remain unknown as of the time of this reporting.

However, the meeting held as Atiku inaugurated his legal team Wednesday in Abuja to challenge the victory of President-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress.

While inaugurating the legal team headed by Chief J.K Gadzama (SAN) at his campaign headquarters in Abuja, Atiku charged it “to establish the claim of illegality in the February 25 presidential election and reclaim the mandate of the Nigerian people.”

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).

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