The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen has approved the the appointment of Hadizatu Mustapha, a former senior special assistant to Ali Modu Sheriff, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the registrar for the supreme court.
She is to replace Ahmed Saleh, current chief registrar, who has been appointed the new secretary of the National Judicial Council (NJC).
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Awassam Bassey, senior special assistant on media and publicity to the CJN, said Mustapha’s appointment was contained in a letter signed by Bilkisu Bashir, secretary of the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC).
“Until her appointment, Mrs. Mustapha, was the deputy chief registrar of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),” Bassey said in a statement.
“Born in Gwoza in Borno state on the 8th August 1961, 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.”
Her appointment comes at a point the battle between Sheriff and Ahmed Makarfi is before the supreme court.
Both men are laying claim to the leadership of the PDP.
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