Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, through the Chief Justice Of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has approved the appointment of Hadizatu Mustapha, as the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court.
The approval came on the heels of allegations against the Acting President, that he has been appointing only Yorubas and his church members into juicy position, since President Muhammadu Buhari went on medical leave.
Although, sources in the Presidency had debunked the allegation which has created animosity between Osinbajo’s government and the north.
Mustapha will replace the current Chief Registrar, Ahmad Gambo Saleh, who will assume new responsibility as the Secretary of the National Judicial Council, on July 1, 2017.
Mustapha emerged from a strong field of six applicants interviewed by the FJSC, headed by its Chairman, the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria, on Tuesday, 30th May, 2017.
Until her appointment, Mustapha, was the Deputy Chief Registrar of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
Born in Gwoza, Borno State, on the 8th August, 1961, Mrs. Hadizatu Mustapha, holds a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree from the University of Maiduguri, which she earned in 1984, before attending the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos, for her Barrister at Law (BL) programme, in 1985.
After her National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, programme in 1986, Mustapha joined the Borno State Ministry of Justice, Maiduguri, in 1987, as State Counsel 11, before rising to State Counsel 1 (1990-1993); Senior State Counsel (1993-1996), Assistant Director (1996-1999), and Acting Director, Citizens Rights Department (1999-2000).
Between 2000 and 2004, Mrs. Hadizatu Mustapha, was the Chief Enterprise Officer of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPE), Abuja, where she was the Acting Secretary to three Committees: Policy and Monitoring Committee, Transactions Marketing Committee, and Industrial Manufacturing Committee.
In 2004, Mrs. Hadizatu Mustapha, returned to the Borno State Ministry of Justice, as the Acting Director of Public Prosecution, before joining the Borno State Government as Senior Special Assistant on Administration to the Governor. She was then appointed Director of Legal Services to the Borno State Independent Electoral Commission in 2007.
After a four-year stint in the private sector, Mustapha joined the Sharia Court of Appeal in the Federal Capital Territory, in 2011, as the Deputy Chief Registrar, a position she maintained till her current appointment as the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
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