President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Rotimi Iseoluwa Oyedepo, SAN, as the new Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP in the Federal Ministry of Justice.
The appointment follows his transfer of service from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to the mainstream Federal Civil Service.
The appointment will take effect after the retirement of the current DPP, Abubakar Babadoko, who is expected to complete his mandatory eight-year tenure as a director on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
According to a statement issued by Director of Information and Public Relations at the State House, Abiodun Oladunjoye, the appointment was conveyed in a letter dated December 23 and signed by Omolabake Mafe on behalf of the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, noting that the decision was made in the public interest.
Oyedepo is expected to bring his extensive prosecutorial experience to bear in his new role, particularly in reducing the Federal Government’s reliance on external legal counsel and ensuring greater coherence and consistency in critical prosecutions and legal strategies.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Oyedepo is a 2007 law graduate of the University of Ilorin and was called to the Bar in 2008 after attending the Nigerian Law School.
He spent over 15 years at the EFCC, where he specialised in prosecuting complex economic and financial crimes and also served as Head of the Monitoring Unit.
He was part of the Federal Government’s legal team in the landmark Process and Industrial Development, P&ID case and has received several commendations, including EFCC Outstanding Staff of the Year in 2014 and Best Financial Crimes Prosecutor in 2019.
The appointment according to the Presidency underscores the Tinubu administration’s focus on strengthening the justice system through experienced and seasoned legal professionals.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
