The Supreme Court yesterday announced the appointment of Hajo Sarki-Bello as Acting Chief Registrar. She is replacing the Chief Registrar, Hadizatu Uwani-Mustapha, who is proceeding on retirement tomorrow on the attainment of 60 years of age. The Director of Press and Information, Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande, who confirmed the appointment in a statement in Abuja yesterday said Sarki-Bello would assume office on Monday.
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Sarki-Bello is a 1989 graduate of Law from Uthman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto. She was called to the Nigerian Bar on June 7, 1990. She later 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 at different law firms and commercial organisations 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. She hails from Paiko in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria.
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