Fagbemi says Nigeria will resist predatory litigation and arbitration claims

Nigeria will not be a soft target for predatory litigation or arbitration, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi has said, according to Premium Times Nigeria. Fagbemi made the comment while reacting to Nigeria’s victory in an international arbitration instituted by Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited and its principal, Leno Adesanya. The supplied material does not provide details of the dispute, the amount claimed, the tribunal’s reasoning or the date of the decision.

It also does not state the legal arguments advanced by Sunrise or Adesanya, or explain the specific consequences of the outcome for the parties. Fagbemi’s statement frames the arbitration victory as part of Nigeria’s effort to protect itself against claims he considers predatory. The minister did not, in the available material, identify other cases or set out a broader policy for handling future litigation and arbitration.

The report also contains no response from Sunrise, Adesanya or their representatives. It gives no information on whether the decision can be challenged, whether costs were awarded, or whether any related proceedings remain pending. The available facts establish only that Fagbemi made the warning after Nigeria won the international arbitration brought by Sunrise and Adesanya.

Further details of the case and the legal implications were not supplied.