HON. KADI HASSAN BELLO ABBAYO

His Lordship was born in the year 1962 into the family of Alh. Abbayo Hassan (of Blessed memory) and Hajiya Aishatu Abbayo.

He commenced his primary education at Central Primary School, Gombe, now renamed Hassan Central Primary School, Gombe in the late 60s. After Primary education, he was admitted at Government Secondary School, Billiri in 1976 where he graduated in the year 1981 and thereafter proceeded to College of Science and Preliminary Studies, Gombe from 1981 – 1982.

His Lordship enrolled for the I.J.M.B. (‘A’) levels at the Bauchi College of Arts and Science, Bauchi in the year 1982 and graduated in 1984 whereupon he gained admission to read Law at the famous University of Sokoto, now Usumanu Danfodio University and graduated with LL.B Hons, Common Law and Sharia   (Combined) in the year 1988.

To fulfill all righteousness in the Legal profession, his Lordship went to the Nigerian Law School (NLS) in Victoria Island, Lagos, in the year 1988 and was duly called to the Nigerian Bar in December, 1989 while serving the mandatory National Youth Service in Maiduguri, Borno State.

His Lordship was awarded membership of the Institute of Industrialists and Corporate Administrators of Nigeria (miica) on the 27^th June, 2002 and was later made a fellow of the same Institute.

Life for His Lordship Hassan Bello Abbayo had not been idle. At various times he was appointed and/ or served as

• A clerk to the Students Representative Council, Bauchi College of Arts and Science,  Bauchi, Bauchi State.                                   1983 – 1984.
• Lecturer at Law, Department of Business Studies, Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Borno State.                                                                    1989 – 1990.
• Supervisor of Education, Gombe Local Government Education Authority, Gombe                                                                               1990 – 1993.
• Private Legal Practitioner with B.A Yahaya & Co; NIDB House, Bauchi and Mohammed Wabili & Co; Ran Road, Bauchi,                                     1994 -1997.
• Appointed Principal Manager (Administration), Gombe State Water Corporation, Abubakar Hashidu House, Pantami, Gombe       2000 – 2003.

• Hon. Member, Gombe State Local Government Election Petition Tribunal, Gombe.                                                                   2001.
• Appointed and Served as Senior Magistrate and later promoted to the rank of Chief Magistrate in the Gombe State Judiciary         2003 –  2007.

• Served as the Chief Registrar, Sharia Court of Appeal, Gombe State                                                                                                       2007 – 2014  .
• Appointed Hon. Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal, Gombe State   2014 – date.
• Appointed and served as Hon. Member, National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, Lagos State and later posted to  Zamfara State as Member of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal from March – September, 2023.

His Lordship had travelled far and wide to many Countries and attended many International Conferences, Workshops and Seminars in Europe, Asia, USA and the Americas and also attended many Conferences and Workshops organized within Nigeria by the National Judicial Institute, Abuja and the Centre for Islamic Legal Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. His Lordship got married Hajiya Zuwaira Muhammed Tukur on the 19^th day of April, 1991 and the marriage is blessed with five Children.