Spokesman of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC), Mr. Festus Keyamo SAN, has explained why he was not among the legal practitioners appointed by the party to defend the President-elect Bola Tinubu, in court.
Recall that no fewer than 13 experienced legal practitioners have been listed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) to represent the party at the election petition tribunal.
However, some netizens have mocked Mr. Keyamo on social media that he failed to make the list in spite of his support for Tinubu and the APC.
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Reacting, Keyamo said he was not on the list because he is still a serving minister.
According to him, the Constitution does not allow a serving minister to be listed as a member of a private legal team.
However, he informed that he could join the legal team after May 29, when his tenure must have expired.
“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,” Keyamo said in a tweet on Tuesday.
His explanation however comes a few days after he boasted of being part of the legal team of the ruling party.
“As I am talking to you, we have constituted our legal team. We are going to court too. Let it not be that they are the only ones going to court. I am part of the legal team. We have constituted our legal team now and I’m part of that legal team and we have volunteers,” Keyamo had claimed.
