President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday
appointed Boss Mustapha as the Secretary
General of the Federation.
The position was occupied by Babachir Lawal,
who was probed for some financial improprieties
and was dismissed by Buhari after studying the
reports submitted by the Vice President, Yemi
Osinbajo-led investigation tea yawadeyonline takes a quick look at the profile of
the newly-appointed SGF.
Boss Mustapha is a native of Adamawa State.
He attended Hong Secondary School, in Hong
Adamawa state and North East College of Arts
and Sciences Maiduguri Borno state where he
made his WASC and HSC in 1976.
Mustapha got his Bachelor of Law (LL.B) from
the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1979 and
was called to bar in 1980.
He also did the compulsory National Youth
Service Corps, NYSC – Directorate of Legal of
legal Services at the Army Headquarters from
1980 to 1981 and was in charge of review of
Court Marshall Proceedings.
After his NYSC, he joined Sotesa Nigeria
Limited, an Italian consultancy firm, as an
Executive Director in charge of Administration,
leaving in 1983 to join the prestigious law firm
Messrs Onagoruwa & Co in Lagos.
Later, he was appointment the MD Principal
Counsel in the firm Messrs Mustapha &
Associates, his legal interests and expertise
included privatization commercialization and
Liberalization of Public Companies/Corporate
and Government Parastatals.
He was also involved in preparation of varied
and miscellaneous banking documents such as
Debentures, Guarantees, Mortgages, Bonds and
Loan Syndications.
Mustapha also served as a member of Interim
Management Committee, IMC, of the defunct
Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund (PTF), serving
meritoriously from 2000 to 2007.
He was appointed Principal Partner of the law
firm, Adroit Lex.
His law practice and the burning desire to serve
the larger society made him to venture into
politics at various times.
He was member Federal Republic of Nigeria
Constituent Assembly (1988-1989), Chairman
People’s Solidarity Party-Gongola State
(1989-1990), state chairman, Social Democratic
Party-Gongola State (1990-1991); he was even
a gubernatorial candidate for SDP in Adamawa
state in 1991.
Mustapha was the Deputy National Chairman of
the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria from
2010 to 2013. In 2007, he again played a
prominent role, serving as the Deputy Director
General of the party’s Presidential campaign
Organization.
He was a member of NCC and Secretary APC
Presidential Campaign Organization Mobilization
(2015) and member, APC Transition Committee
(2015). He is also a member, APC Board of
Trustees.
In addition to the NBA, the MD is a member of
various professional bodies including African Bar
Association (ABA), Commonwealth Lawyers
Association, International Bar Association (IBA)
and Human Rights Institute (HRI). But Mr.
Mustapha’s accomplishments go beyond politics
and the Bar.
Mustapha is also married with children.
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