By Uche Onyeali
Federal Judicial Service Commission, FJSC, has confirmed the appointment of Kabir Akanbi as the substantive Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
The confirmation was conveyed to him via a letter issued on Friday, March 14.
It would be recalled that Akanbi was appointed in acting capacity on February 13, following the retirement of the immediate past Chief Registrar, Hajo Sarki-Bello.
Prior to his appointment, Akanbi was the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of the Election Petition Tribunal Unit at the Court of Appeal Headquarters in Abuja.
He came to the job with a wealth of experience in law and information and communication technology, spanning two decades.
He obtained his law degree at the University of Ibadan in 2001 and was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar in 2003.
In 2005, he got his LL.M degree at Temple University, in Philadelphia, United States of America.
A statement yesterday by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Supreme Court of Nigeria, Dr Akande Festus indicated that the chief registrar is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the Institute of Information Management, Africa, respectively.
