Details About Newly Appointed SGF, Boss Gida Mustapha

Buhari Appoints Boss Gida Mustapha As Nigeria New SGF

President Muhammadu Buhari today, 30 October, announced the appointment of  Boss Gida Mustapha as  replacement for recenlty sacked secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal.

Naija News has compiled a detailed information about the newly appointed SGF who is  a lawyer, management consultant, politician, businessman and boardroom guru of considerable repute.

Facts You Need To Know About SGF Boss Gida Mustapha

*Mr Mustapha  was born in Adamawa State, were he attended Hong Secondary School, in Hong, he later proceeded to North East College of Arts and Sciences Maiduguri Borno state, crowning it with WASC and HSC in 1976.

*He earned his Bachelor of Law (LL.B) from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1979 and was called to bar in 1980. From 1980 to 1981, Mr Mustapha did the compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) – Directorate of Legal of legal Services at the Army Headquarters and was in charge of review of Court Marshall Proceedings.

*After his National Service, 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.

*With his law practice fully taken off, Mustapha was appointed 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.

*One of Mr. Mustapha’s career highlights was his appointment as a member of Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the defunct Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund (PTF), serving meritoriously from 2000 to 2007.  At the PTF, he was responsible for production of an up-t0-date comprehensive project and programme report, including location, coverage and whether performed, performing or abandoned production of final report of Assets and Liabilities, examination of the Administrative structure and cost effectiveness of pf Projects and Services among other duties.

*Until his appointment as SGF, Boss Gida Mustapha was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National inland waterways Authority (NIWA).

*Mr. Mustapha also played key leadership roles at the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) serving as Social Secretary and Chairman at the Yola branch.