President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, as the new Director of Public Prosecutions in the Federal Ministry of Justice.
His appointment was confirmed in a letter dated December 23 and signed by Omolabake Mafe on behalf of the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission. The letter explained that Oyedepo’s transfer from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to the core Federal Civil Service was carried out in the public interest.
According to a statement released on Tuesday by the Director of Information and Public Relations at the State House, Abiodun Oladunjoye, Oyedepo will take over from Abubakar Babadoko, who is scheduled to retire on December 31, 2025, after completing the statutory eight-year tenure as a director.
The statement added, “Mr Oyedepo is a 2007 Law graduate from the University of Ilorin and attended the Law School in 2008.
“He is expected to deploy his expertise to reduce reliance on external counsel for critical prosecutions and to ensure greater coherence and consistency in the Federal Government’s legal strategies.”
“Before this appointment, Mr Oyedepo worked at EFCC for over 15 years, specialising in the prosecution of complex economic and financial crimes. He also served as the Head of the Monitoring Unit.”
“Among others, he was a member of the legal team for the Federal Government in the landmark case of Process and Industrial Development vs The Federal Republic of Nigeria, known as the P&ID case.
“He was named the EFCC Outstanding Staff of the Year in 2014 as well as the Best Financial Crimes Prosecutor in 2019.”
