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Tinubu (sitting)Minister of Justice (AGF)· 21 August 2023 — sitting

Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN)

Attorney-General of the Federation. Counsel of record on multiple Supreme Court matters pre-appointment.

The record

Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, born 12 April 1960 in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, took silk in 1998. He led the legal team for President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election petition before his appointment as AGF.

As AGF his office has prosecuted the Section 22 EFCC actions against former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele and pursued the FAAC distribution litigation against state governments.

Sources

  • Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria — Roll of SANs
  • Federal Ministry of Justice — 2024 Ministerial Briefing
Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.