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Human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has charged Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) to surpass his past prosecution records with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in his new role as the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Federal Ministry of Justice, Abuja. 

In a statement, Olajengbesi, a senior partner at Abuja-based law firm, Law Corridor, described Oyedepo’s appointment by President Bola Tinubu as deserving. 

Oyedepo was transferred from the anti-graft agency to the mainstream Federal Civil Service to succeed Abubakar Babadoko, who is due to retire on December 31, 2025, after completing the mandatory eight years as a director.

Olajengbesi said, “The appointment of Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) as the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Federal Ministry of Justice is applaudable. 

“Over the years, the learned silk has demonstrated capacity and competence in the diligent prosecution of complex economic and financial crimes. His almost two decades in the EFCC and various landmark cases he meticulously prosecuted are testaments of professionalism and diligence. 

“Yet, the latest appointment is a call to higher responsibility and patriotic duty. It is only desirable that Oyedepo surpass the fine records he achieved in the EFCC now that he has been appointed as the Director of Public Prosecution in the Federal Ministry of Justice. 

“Oyedepo’s work is cut out for him. The Justice Ministry will count on his expertise to reduce reliance on external counsel for critical prosecutions. Indeed, the reward for hard work is more work.”

The founder of the Ogunwoye Gbemiga Samson (OGS) Foundation has praised legal luminary and human rights activist, Pelumi Olajengbesi, Esq., in celebration of his 39th birthday.

In a statement personally signed and released to newsmen on Tuesday, August 12, Samson described Olajengbesi as a dedicated advocate for justice, human capital development, and community upliftment.

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He highlighted Olajengbesi’s remarkable contributions, from his days as Students’ Union Government President at the University of Abuja—where he championed student welfare—to his current work through his firm, Law Corridor, offering crucial legal representation, including pro bono cases.

According to Samson, Olajengbesi has sponsored over 50 young Nigerians on scholarships abroad, creating life-changing educational opportunities.

He also revealed he is a direct beneficiary of the celebrant’s generosity.

Samson said Olajengbesi’s birthday is a reminder of his invaluable role in advancing justice and building a fairer society, adding that his selfless service continues to inspire a generation.

An Abuja-based lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to closely monitor the process that would lead to the disbursement of 753 recovered duplexes the anti-graft agency handed over to the Federal Ministry of Housing.

In a statement on Wednesday, May 21, Olajengbesi commended EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, for his transparency in the handling of the loot recovered from a top ex-government official last December.

Olajengbesi saluted Olukoyede for heeding the call to give out the recovered property to Nigerians and augment the housing deficit in the country.

Recall that Olajengbesi had in December asked the EFCC to hand over the property to doctors and low-level civil servants who battle with housing needs, especially after retirement.

The lawyer, however, said the work of the EFCC is not done, warning that only the cronies of those in government would benefit from the recovered loot if the process for the distribution of the duplexes is not closely monitored.

Olajengbesi said, “Special commendation to the EFCC boss, Ola Olukoyede, for his transparent and selfless disposition in the recovery of loots so far.

“However, the work of the anti-graft agency is not done with the handover to the Ministry of Housing. Given the intractable corruption and lack of transparency and accountability that have become an ugly trademark in most ministries of government, the EFCC should painstakingly monitor the allocation of the recovered loot. This would go a long way to ensuring that cronies of government officials are not the only ones who would usurp the recovered duplexes.

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“Also, an independent committee should be set up to include certified estate valuers, auditors, civil society organisations, respected activists, lawyers, religious leaders, diligent EFCC officers, and officials of the Housing Ministry. This is to ensure high-level transparency and accountability in the process.”

Olukoyede, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, handed over the 753 units of houses recovered by the Commission at Plot 109 Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, Abuja, to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa.

The property, measuring 150,500 square metres and containing 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments, was recovered based on a final forfeiture order granted by Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court Abuja on Monday, December 2, 2024.