List of Ministers of Justice, Attorneys-General of the Federation Since 1999
FCT, Abuja - The Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of The Federation is one of the most critical ministries of government in Nigeria.
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Since the return of democracy in 1999, nine brilliant Nigerians have occupied the office at different times.
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The immediate past AGF, Abubakar Malami is the longest-serving Minister of Justice since 1999 while - Adetokunbo Kayode holds the record of being the minister with the shortest time in charge.
Ministers of Justice and Attorneys-General since 1999
According to @StatiSense, here is the list of Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of The Federation Since 1999:
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- Kanu Agabi - 1999-2000
Agabi served under Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration.
- Bola Ige - 2000-2001
Ige took over from Agbabi under same Obasanjo’s administration.
- Kanu Agabi - 2002-2003
Agabi was reappointed by Obasanjo again in 2002.
- Akin Olujimi - 2003-2005
Obasanjo appointed Olujimi as his 3rd minister of justice.
- Bayo Ojo - 2005-2007
Ojo was the late minister of justice under Obsanjo's administration.
- Michael Aondoakaa - 2007-2010
Aondoakaa served under late Umar Musa Yar’adua.
- Adetokunbo Kayode - 2010
Adetokunbo served under Yar’adua's administration for 5 weeks.
- Mohammed Bello - 2010-2015
Yar’adua appointed Bello as minister of justice before he died in 2010.
- Abubakar Malami - 2015-2023
Malami is the longest-serving minister of justice since 1999 and served under Muhammadu Buhari.
- Lateef Fagbemi - 2023-
Fagbemi is the newly sworn-in minister of justice under the current administration of Bola Tinubu.
Fagbemi appears in Abia election tribunal
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Fagbemi is the lead counsel to Governor Alex Otti, the candidate of the Labour Party, in the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) and their candidates, Chief Okey Ahiwe and Chief Ikechi Emenike, respectively.
Source reveals who may become Tinubu's attorney general
President Bola Tinubu has been said to be ready to forward the long-awaited ministerial list to the national assembly today, Thursday, July 27.
Multiple sources disclosed that Lateef Fagbemi is likely to become the choice of President Tinubu's attorney general of the federation and minister of justice.
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