Abubakar lost to Buhari in the election held on February 23, with a margin of 3.9 million votes at the end of final tally by the electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Abubakar named a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Livy Uzoukwu as the lead counsel n furtherance of his decision to challenge the result of the elction in court.
“I have just inaugurated my legal team and charged them with the responsibility of ensuring that our stolen mandate is retrieved,” Abubakar said in the statement.
“I am encouraged by the presence of fearless men and women of the Bench.
“The judiciary which had in the past discharged itself ably is once again being called upon to deliver judgement on this matter that will be untainted by lucre and uncowed by the threat of immoral power.”
In the final tally announced by Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the electoral body early morning of Wednesday, President Buhari who was declared winner polled 15.21 votes against 11.32 million recorded by Abubakar.
The former vice president, however, rejected the results and vowed to seek redress at the election petition tribunal. He described the election as a “sham” and queried the figures announced by INEC.
But Buhari Campaign insisted that the results announced by the electoral body between Tuesday and Wednesday were indicative of the trust the voters have in the president.
The election outcome was also endorsed by the international community.
“The result declared by the Nigerian election commission is consistent with the result obtained through the civil society Parallel Vote Tabulation process. Along with our international partners, the UK believes the Nigerian people can have confidence in the result,” said Harriett Baldwin, UK’s minister of state for Africa
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