In a strongly worded press statement released on March 25, 2026, Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef O. Fagbemi, SAN, has fiercely defended the Tinubu administration’s landmark resolution of the decades-long dispute over Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245, dismissing criticisms from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as self-serving and unpatriotic. The statement addresses recent media reports from Atiku’s media office, which downplayed the government’s achievement in settling a contentious oil block saga that has lingered for nearly 30 years. OPL 245, a promising deep offshore asset…
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