Hajo Sarki-Bello has been appointed as the new Chief Registrar for Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court following the expected retirement of the incumbent by this weekend, Timeline.ng has learnt.
She is to replace Hajia Hadiza Uwani Mustapha whose tenure in office will end on Sunday, August 8, 2021.
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, after successfully completing the mandatory one year intensive academic programme at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos.
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 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.
Sarki-Bello is a seasoned judicial administrator and technocrat.
She hails from Paiko in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria
