Wednesday, December 31, 2025 - President Bola Tinubu has approved the transfer of service of Mr. Rotimi Iseoluwa Oyedepo (SAN) from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the mainstream Federal Civil Service as the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Federal Ministry of Justice.
A letter dated December 23, signed by Omolabake Mafe on
behalf of the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, stated that
Oyedepo’s appointment was made in the public interest.
Mr. Oyedepo, as DPP, will fill the vacancy occasioned by the
retirement of Mr. Abubakar Babadoko, who will attain the mandatory eight years
as a director on December 31, 2025. 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.
A statement by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director, Information
& Public Relations, State House, on Tuesday, noted that Oyedepo also served
as the Head of the Monitoring Unit under the anti-graft agency.
It noted that Oyedepo 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.
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