BY LINUS CHIBUIKE
HAJO Sarki-Bello has been appointed as the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court (in acting capacity).
Sarki-Bello’s appointment was approved by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, on Thursday.
The new Chief Registrar who will formally assume office on Monday, 9th August, 2021, will replace Hadizatu Uwani-Mustapha, who will be attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60 on August 8, 2021, having served from July 2017 to August 2021.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Court’s Director, Press and Information, Festus Akande.
The statement read in part, “She (Sarki-Bello) is a 1989 graduate of Law from Uthman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
“She was called to the Nigerian Bar on 7th June, 1990, after successfully completing the mandatory one year intensive academic programme at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, Nigeria.
“Hajo Sarki-Bello equally attended the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) in Lagos where she studied Legal Drafting.
“She subsequently went to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for a Master’s Degree programme in International Affairs and Diplomacy.
“She has worked in different capacities in different Law Firms and Commercial Organizations before joining the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1996 as Senior Registrar.
“In 2001, she was promoted to the position of Acting Deputy Chief Registrar and later became substantive Deputy Chief Registrar in 2006.
“Hajo Sarki-Bello is a seasoned judicial administrator and technocrat. She hails from Paiko in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria.”
