HON. KADI HADI AMINU
Hon. Kadi Hadi Aminu was born in Kumo town, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State on 27th May, 1968. He started his informal education of Arabic Islamiyya School from his early age to date.
At the age of 7 years, he attended Akkoyel Primary School, Kumo from 1975 to 1981, Government Secondary School Dukku 1981 to 1986 and in 1991 he obtained Diploma in Sharia and Civil Law at College for Legal and Islamic Studies Misau. He proceeded to Bayero University Kano and studied LL.B (Hons) Sharia and Civil Law from 1995 to 1999 and Nigerian Law School Bwari Campus, Abuja where he was call to the Nigerian Bar in 2000.
His Lordship decided not to be left behind in line with digital world, he went ahead and secured admission at the National Resource Centre Gombe and undertook 6 months (May to October, 2009) Certificate training on Computer Studies. The luminary also furthered his education by obtaining Master of Laws (LL.M) at School of Postgraduate Studies, Bayero University Kano from 2015 to 2017 and now Ph.D Laws in view at the same University. An Associate of Nigeran Institute of Chartered Arbitrators, 2022.
The Clergy who speaks English, Arabic, Hausa and Fulfulde commences his working career as Court Clerical Assistant on GL. 03 in 1986 and rose to Assistant Registrar. In 1993 he was appointed Area Court Judge grade I on GL. 08 and puts on normal promotion to the rank of Principal Area Court Judge on GL. 12 until August, 2001 where he transferred his service from High Court of Justice to Sharia Court of Appeal as Principal Registrar on identical grade level. He was appointed Assistant Chief Registrar (Admin and Finance) on GL. 15 in September, 2001, promoted to Deputy Chief Registrar (Appeal and Process) on GL. 16 in September, 2005 and subsequently advanced and promoted to Deputy Chief Registrar In-charge of Process and Appeals on GL. 17 from 2008 to 2014.
In 2014 to 2018 he was upgraded to Deputy Chief Registrar (Admin and Finance) and later appointed and sworn-in as Hon. Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal, Gombe State on 30th June, 2018 the exalted position where he is currently serving.
The Jury held various responsibilities during this schooling and beyond from 1990 to 2006; on the other hand he has attended many Seminars/workshops both national and internationally on different aspects of the Judiciary from 2001 to 2019.
AWARDS
1. MURSHID award by Kumo Development Association in collaboration with Akko Emirate Council, 2019.
2. Award of Excellence by Arewa Youth Advocacy for Good Governance (AYAGG) as an Icon for Humanitarian Service, Peace Ambassador of the year, 2023.
Since reading, research and travelling are the hobbies of His Lordship, very interestingly; he can memorize most part of the Holy Qur’an and translate it in Hausa, Fulfulde and English languages. He is happily married with children.