₦airaland Forum

Nigerian frontline lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, has asked the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi to resign from the position if President Bola Tinubu does not listen to his legal guidance.


The senior lawyer said this while noting that the Federal Government’s decision to withhold funds meant for local governments in Osun State is nothing but a political move.

He said that the President may not be getting proper legal guidance from Fagbemi following the AGF’s recent recommendation in a letter to the ministry of Finance that the LGA allocations be released to the sacked All Progressives Congress, APC, officials in the state.


Ozekhome said this was not good for democracy.

He reminded Tinubu that as the governor of Lagos State, he encountered a similar issue with the then Olusegun Obasanjo, who withheld Lagos state allocations.

“The Supreme Court held that the Federal Government could never withhold funds meant for local governments in Lagos State,” he reminded the President.


Ozekhome said he doubts if the President would reject proper advice and legal guidance from Fagbemi, adding, “If he did give the advice and the President ignored it, then he ought to resign.”

According to him, when then AGF, Mohammed Bello Adoke advised former President Goodluck Jonathan against removing the Governor of Plateau State from office while a state of emergency could be declared in Plateau, “The President abided by that advice.”

Ofunaofu:
Tinubu, his charge-and-bail lawyer, the Attorney General of the Federation, are complicit actors, with none inclined to consider one another’s counsel.

ObiORBiafra:
Mike Ozekhome is a charge and bail lawyer who doesn't win cases.

What has that got to do with the issue in discourse ?

jordyspices:
Mike if na you you go gree resign talk true na jokers

Jaymats post=136573373 :
The day I totally dislike this man was his recent tribalism and hate outburst against Tinubu and the SW it was so shameful of him because I used to respect him alot before.

Sorry Tinubu paved the way and did historical thing by given Local Govt back their autonomy which past presidents refused to do and in Osun case the governor is pdp with apc chairmen sacked and somehow reinstated which is still casing bouling issue in Osun so you want Fed Govt to release fund for them then loot it and run away then you will start another noise oh Tinubu release fund for apc sacked Local govt chairmen isnt? You all must be kidding I swear.

MemphitzDgreat1:
Tinubu na dictator naaaa!!
Abacha in Agbada na wetin he be

Mitsurugi:
It's funny, nobody commenting so far has touched on the issue Ozekhome raised on the LG funds. It just shows the depth of our low IQ on issues that affect us as Nigerians. We go leave fire wey dey burn house dey pursue rat.

Ofunaofu:
Tinubu, his charge-and-bail lawyer, the Attorney General of the Federation, are complicit actors, with none inclined to consider one another’s counsel.

Pharaoh4rin:
Tinubu is a tout, a gangster. He believes he's above the law. The drug lifestyle in him is alive.

9jatriot:
I have a simple solution for FG . Pay the money into the LGA account but ensure that unless there is a properly constituted LGA chairman, no one will be able to access the funds, not even the governor.

It will technically be a frozen account that keeps getting payments.

stuffs2002:
Peter Obi was Abacha's boy.

While the likes of Tinubu, Shehu Sani, Abiola, Soyinka, Dangiwa Umar, Rewane, Gani Fawehimi, Uba Sani etc were fighting for freedom and democracy, people like Peter Obi were bootlicking Abacha

Appletek:
Fagbemi who you are insulting Alex Otti was Alex Otti's lawyer during the Governorship election petitions. If not for his defence of Alex Otti in court, tribunal for don comot am.

You call Fagbemi a Charge-and-bail lawyer, but the Ozekhome you are following has not been able to secure Kanu's bail.

Jaymats:
The day I totally dislike this man was his recent tribalism and hate outburst against Tinubu and the SW it was so shameful of him because I used to respect him alot before.

Sorry Tinubu paved the way and did historical thing by given Local Govt back their autonomy which past presidents refused to do and in Osun case the governor is pdp with apc chairmen sacked and somehow reinstated which is still casing bouling issue in Osun so you want Fed Govt to release fund for them then loot it and run away then you will start another noise oh Tinubu release fund for apc sacked Local govt chairmen isnt? You all must be kidding I swear.