By David Kabiyesi
All Progressive Congress (APC) spokesperson, Festus Keyamo has shed more light as to why he was dropped from Bola Tinubu’s 13-man team will spearhead his post-election litigation.
The outspoken lawyer has been subjected to series of mockery by the opposition who questioned his relevance as legal practitioner after his name was dropped from Tinubu’s legal team.
Dr.Yusuf Datti of the Labour Party had mocked Keyamo in one of his tweets for missing out on the lists despite his legal pedigree.
But Keyamo who doubles as Minister of State for Labour and Employment disclosed that a serving Minister (by Constitution) cannot be listed in any private legal team.
“For those who made inquiries, a serving Minister (by our Constitution) cannot be listed in any private legal team, though he/she can support the team in preparation. Hence, the present cabinet Ministers who are SANs can only formally join the Election Petition team after May 29th,” he tweeted
Tinubu’s legal team is led by Lateef Fagbemi has Sam Ologunorisa, Rotimi Oguneso, Olabisi Soyebo, Gboyega Oyewole, Muritala Abdulrasheed, Aliyu Omeiza Saiki, Tajudeen Oladoja, Pius Akubo, Oluseye Opasanya, Suraju Saida, and Kazeem Adeniyi as its members.
