Mambilla: ‘Nigeria not an easy mark in int’l arbitration’
• HURIWA demands sanctions against Malami, hails Fagbemi
• APC’s claims long on propaganda, short on evidence –Atiku’s aide
Chairman of the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics, Dele Oye, has hailed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, for his role in saving Nigeria from over $14 billion in major international arbitration claims.
This was as the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) demanded professional sanctions against former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, if misconduct is established in his handling of the Mambilla hydropower dispute.
But Paul Ibe, the Media Adviser to Atiku Abubakar, said the case exposed APC’s wide political propaganda and short evidence.
Oye, in a tribute to Fagbemi entitled ‘When the Republic Found Its Voice’, said the Attorney-General’s handling of major international disputes demonstrated that Nigeria could no longer be treated as an easy target in international arbitration.
He cited the P&ID, Sunrise Power, and European Dynamics cases as evidence of a stronger, more determined legal defence of Nigeria’s economic interests.