I’ll Uphold Rule of Law…Minister Affirms
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi has promised uphold fairness, justice and rule of law.
While calling on three tiers of government to contribute their qoutas towards the development of the country, the minister said no nation can grow without justice.
The minister who stated this at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD, during a reception organised to honour him by the founder of the institution affirmed that contributions of everyone would reposition the country for better in all sectors.
Prince Fagbemi who narrated how he was tutored by Aare Afe Babalola appreciated the legal Icon for the reception, saying he would forever be greatful to him.
In his speech, the organiser of the reception, a legal Luminary, Aare Afe Babalola who described Prnice Lateef Fagbemi SAN as uncommon man doing uncommon things and achieving uncommon results called for new constitution that will mandate political office holders to treat their offices as avenue for rendering service to the people and not for making money.
He also called the attention of the Federal government to distressing and unhealthy heritage of eighty seven trillion debt own by the country.
According to him, when a person inherits suffocating debt, he does not only loose his sleep, he cannot plan for any capital investment.
Aare Bablola therefore lamented over the delporable condition of roads in Ekiti State, saying he had written over sixteen letters to both the State and Federal Governments to put the roads in good condition.
Aare Babalola who is the Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD explained that he had been maintaining road that lead to the university in the last fifteen years.
In his speech, Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji who expressed confidence that the minister for justice would perform exceptionally lauded the achievements of Aare Babalola in the areas of education, Health, legal and Agriculture.
In their goodwill messages, classmate of the Attorney General of the Federation, , Mr Adeyemi Adeyinka, family, Mr sikiru Sanni, Client, Alhaji Tunde Badmus, friend, Adeniyi Akintola and collegue, Mr Kola Olawoye noted that God has used prince Fagbemi SAN to produce lawyers of distinction, captains of industries, executive directors of blue-chip companies, professors of law. Senior Advocates of Nigeria, judges and justices of various courts.
According to them, the event is just one of such opportunities to appreciate God and what God had used him to do for humanity.
Prince Fagbemi SAN joined the Chambers of Afe Babalola & Co known as Emmanuel Chambers for his youth service in 1985.
In 1996 whilst still in the Chambers, he was conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria at the age of 37 and at 10 years at the Bar.
Prince Fagbemi SAN who spent fifteen years of his legal practice in Emmanuel Chambers, is the second product of the Chambers to be appointed as the Honorable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, the first to be appointed is Chief Akin Olujimi, SAN, CON,