Mohammed Bello Adoke

Muhammad Bello Adoke CFR (born 1 September 1963) is a Nigerian legal practitioner, arbitrator, and former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice of Nigeria. Quotes It will be recalled that the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Coram Abubakar Kutigi, J, had on Thursday, 28th March 2024, similarly upheld the no-case submission I made to the charges filed against me. The EFCC had, in their wisdom and in the exercise of their prosecutorial powers, filed charges on the same facts in different courts to annoy and cause me maximum discomfort and expense. The Federal High Court, Abuja, Coram, Binta Nyako, J declared in essence that I did no wrong by carrying out the President’s lawful directives and that I could, therefore, not be held personally liable for discharging my responsibilities. Nigerians will also recall that when the OPL 245 Settlement Agreement came under the searchlight of the EFCC in 2017, the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, CON, had in his reasoned legal opinion to the EFCC confirmed that he had reviewed the Settlement Agreement and could not find any illegality in the transaction. Despite my ordeal, my faith in the Nigeria Project is not misplaced or shaken. I will continue to contribute my quota to the progress and development of our great country. Adoke said Despite my ordeal, my faith in Nigeria remains solid I am delighted to observe that despite the campaign of calumny launched against me by the EFCC domestically and internationally, which essentially deprived me of my livelihood as a lawyer and arbitrator since 2016, and loss of family life and reputation, I survived. As a Nigerian, I am not only entitled to the protection of my Government. I therefore feel compelled to request you to call Mr. Lucio Lucia to order in order to preserve the dignity and respect of your high office as well as prevent my rights from being trampled upon by foreign elements acting in cohort with their Nigerian collaborators. Being hunted for what I did not do felt like a death sentence on its own. It is time to force my exit from this world, I told myself, …Death, rather than life, seemed very attractive to me now…. (But) then I came to my senses. The claim that I disappeared immediately after the transition in 2015 is not exactly true. Before the elections in 2015, I had a plan that at the expiration of my tenure as the attorney general of the federation, I was going back to school. My intention was that having served the country for over five years as Attorney General, I thought that I had done the best I could for my country and I thought it was time for someone else to come and take over. So, I was not particularly looking forward to reappointment. [ https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/333491-interview-how-decision-to-prosecute-tinubu-at-code-of-conduct-was-taken-ex-minister-adoke.html In an interview with premium time] Burden of Service. Because it is really a burden to serve Nigeria as a country that is ungrateful to those who have served it. He mentioned the title of his work:Burden of Service External links Category:Politicians from Nigeria Category:1963 births Category:Living people