Omo! Na wetin we go hear today for this gist! President Bola Tinubu don shake table sweetly as e don approve make Mr. Rotimi Iseoluwa Oyedepo, SAN, take over as the new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for Federal Ministry of Justice!
This whole matter no be small kanji. The appointment no just happen anyhow o! Na after wetin happen for EFCC wey dey package boku scandals, tin don finally land for him obodo. Them say this gbaladun letter wey dey carry the good news come, na from Omolabake Mafe wey sign am for the Federal Civil Service Commission. She talk say this move na for public interest. You sabi as dem dey yarn?
Now make we shine eye! Oyedepo go fit carry the load wey Mr. Abubakar Babadoko, the former DPP, go drop as e dey retire on top that December 31, 2025. Babadoko don do him eight years, e just dey waka go collect him pension.
Oyedepo no just dey any how, him be 2007 graduate from University of Ilorin. E don hustle for Law School in 2008, and since then, na to dey juggle prosecution of financial crimes everywhere he go. For EFCC, e don spend over 15 years, dey vex enter different gbege. Dem even crown am as the EFCC Outstanding Staff of the Year for 2014 plus Best Financial Crimes Prosecutor for 2019. Na so you go sabi say this guy get chops for wetin e dey do.
E get plan wey dey burst brain! As DPP, Oyedepo go dey make sure say government no dey rely on oyinbo counsel again for serious prosecution. E go run commentaries wey go align the legal strategy of the government well well, make sure say everybody dey follow law junction like am.n
We fit remember say he been part of that high-profile P&ID case wey nearly scatter Nigeria ground. The case na one landmark matter wey involve boku money wey naijar no gree pay o! But Oyedepo dey with the federal team, handling am like pro.
As we dey enter 2026, all eyes go dey on this new DPP to show how him go fit carry waka for justice system. With his experience and sharp head, we dey hope say him go fit change the narrative well well. Na dis kind sharp lawyer wey we need right now, my people! E go sweet us if law go dey for every corner for Naija!
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