A Nigerian legal firm, Messrs Femi Okunnu & Co, has denied being paid N50million from the Lagos State Government to defend Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in election matters. This was stated in a press release signed by the Principal Partner of the firm, Alhaji Lateef Olufemi Okunnu SAN.
The Lagos State Government is presently receiving backlashes after it paid a total sum of N200,000,000 to legal firms that represented and defended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the governorship election petition tribunal. According to a document published on the website of the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency tagged “Letter Of Award Registered For January 2023” the sum of N50million each was awarded to four law firms designated as contractors.