The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad has approved the appointment of a new acting Chief Registrar for the Supreme Court. This was disclosed in a press statement by the court’s Director of Press and Information, Akande Festus titled “Supreme Court gets new Chief Registrar”.
The statement read, “The new Acting Chief Registrar, Hajo Sarki-Bello, Esq. will formally assume office on Monday, August 9, 2021. She 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.”
The newly appointed Chief Registrar went to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for a Master’s Degree programme in International Affairs and Diplomacy. Prior to her joining the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1996 as Senior Registrar, she worked in different Law Firms and Commercial Organizations.
She was promoted to Acting Deputy Chief Registrar of the apex court in 2001 and later became substantive Deputy Chief Registrar in 2006.
The statement further read, “Hajo Sarki-Bello is a seasoned judicial administrator and technocrat. She hails from Paiko in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria”.
