The Labour Party (LP), since the emergence of Peter Obi as it presidential candidate, has been labelled a tribal party.
Many say the party promotes Igbo presidency.
This time, opposition parties say LP is only hiring Igbo lawyers to defend Obi at the Election Petitions Tribunal.
Obi’s Legal Team
The Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council (LP PCC) denies recruiting only Igbo lawyers to defend its flag bearer.
The Chief Spokesman for the LP PCC, Tanko Yunusa, said the senior lawyers were from different ethnic groups.
”They were drawn from different chambers to challenge the presidential election results.”
According to him, the initial list that generated the controversy was incomplete.
He says a second batch of the list was released on Tuesday which listed the 60-member legal team.
Also, Yunusa said the legal team was headed by Dr. Livy Uzoukwu (SAN) and the PCC Legal Directorate is headed by Victoria Shanti, who is from Adamawa State.
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He said: “Our head of department for the legal team itself is Victoria Shanti from Adamawa State.
“She is supported by the Katsina-based legal icon, Yakubu Bawa, who was also among the 60-member team that visited INEC on Monday.
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“When you look closely at their names, you will discover that Obi has a diverse list of the legal team”.
