By Babalola Seyi
Festus Keyamo, a member of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, has revealed why he was not among the lawyers designated by the party to represent President-elect Bola Tinubu in court.
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has named 13 experienced legal practitioners to represent the party before the election petition tribunal.
Nonetheless, some social media users have criticised Keyamo for failing to make the list despite his support for Tinubu and the APC.
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.
