“…Apparently not wanting to take chances, APC fired a stronglyworded letter dated February 16, 2015 to the then INEC Chairman, Professor Atahiru Jega, formally stating its opposition to the matter. APC also backed the letter up with accompanying legal authorities from both the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal (Orji, 2014). The letter, which was written by the Director, Legal Services of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume (SAN), was addressed to Jega, copies of which were also made available to then President Goodluck Jonathan, the National Security Adviser, the Chief of Defense Staff, the Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, Chief of Air Staff and the National Chairmen of the APC and the PDP.…”