•Fagbemi and Okpebholo The brewing constitutional crisis in Edo State took a dramatic turn today, as Governor Monday Okpebholo and the Edo State House of Assembly doubled down on their suspension of all 18 local government chairmen, defying a High Court order reversing the suspension and, in effect, prohibiting further interference in local co...
•Fagbemi The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has declared the suspension of Local Government Area Chairmen and Vice Chairmen in Edo State as unconstitutional and illegal. Speaking to journalists in Abuja today, the AGF emphasised that such actions violate the autonomy granted to LGAs by ...
•Lateef Fagbemi Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN today said any state governor who tampers with funds belonging to their Local Government Areas will be guilty of gross misconduct, which is an impeachable offense. The AGF, while addressing the 2024 annual conference of the National Ass...

