User:Murtala1/Lawal Hassan Gummi

=Personal Details= Dr Lawal Hassan Gummi was born into the humble family of Mallam Hassan and Hajiya Hadiza at Talata Mafara, Sokoto State on the 25th day of March, 1950. Married to Lubabatu and Jamila and has many children and grandchildren.Hassan lawal Gummi lost his father at the age of 6yrs

Education
Dr Lawal Hassan Gummi attended Junior Primary School, Gummi between 1956 – 1959 and Senior Primary School, Farfaru, Sokoto from 1960 – 1963 for his elementary education. He proceeded to the famous Barewa College, Zaria between 1964 – 1968 for his Secondary Education where he obtained his West African School Certificate and General Certificate of Education (WASC/GCE).

Between 1969 – 1971 he attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he obtained a Diploma in Law.

In 1972 he was admitted into Ahmadu Bello University for his Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) and graduated in 1975 with an award as a best student in Jurisprudence.

Upon graduation, Lawal Hassan Gummi proceeded to the Nigerian Law School for the one year Mandatory Professional Legal training

Working Career
Dr Gummi Lawal Hassan, Gummi joined the services of the then North Western State (Later Sokoto State) as an Assistant Registrar in 1972. He was appointed a Magistrate Grade II and posted to Zuru, North Western State (later Sokoto State) but now Kebbi State between 1976 – 1980.

In 1980, he was appointed the Chief Inspector of Area Courts briefly and later in the same year was appointed a Chief Magistrate and rose through the ranks to the post of a Chief Registrar of the Sokoto State High Court of Justice.

Between 1987 – 1988, he was appointed Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Sokoto State.

Dr Gummi Lawal Hassan was appointed a High Court Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in 1988. In 1996 he was appointed (briefly) as the Acting Chief Judge of Sokoto State. In the cause of his career at the Bench, he served as Chairman of Election Tribunals in Enugu, Imo State, Bauchi State, Borno, Yobe and Lagos State.

On the 16th day of October, 2002, he was appointed the Acting Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. His appointment as the substantive Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja High Court of Justice was on the 21st day of May, 2003.

Dr Gummi Lawal Hassan voluntarily retired from the Bench to answer the call to serve his people on the capacity of a First Class Emir on the 8th day of May, 2013.

Towards the end of his career as the Chief Judge, petitions were written accusing him of misconduct by some individuals. The petitions were later dismissed by the National Judicial Council. The FCT Judiciary at the 2015/2016 Legal Year Ceremony honored him by naming FCT High Court Ceremonial Ground as Lawal Hassan Gummi Square.

Professional Membership and Associations

 * Member Body of Chief Judges in Nigeria
 * Member Life Bencher of the Nigerian Body of Benchers
 * Member, Negotiation & Conflict Management Group (NCMG).
 * Member of the World Jurist Association.
 * Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Mediation & Conciliators (ICMC)
 * Member, International Association for Court Administration (IACA).
 * Member, National Association for Court Management (NACM)
 * was a member of the Nigerian Body of Benchers’ Building Committee.
 * was also a member of the Nigerian Body of Benchers’ Education Committee.
 * was a member of Nigerian Body of Benchers’ Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee
 * was the Chairman, Board of Governors Abuja Multi-Door Court-House (AMDC)

Honours And Awards

 * Awarded a National Honour of the Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) by the then President, Late Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, GCFR in 2008
 * Awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State of Nigeria October, 2014.

National Assignment as an Emir

 * Member of the just concluded National Conference as a delegate representing Zamfara State.
 * Served in the Committee of Judiciary and Human Rights.
 * Appointed Chairman Coordinating Committee Northern Traditional Rulers Council
 * Appointed Chancellor Benue State University 2015.

Charity

 * Founder and Chairman Board of Trustees Andi Foundation International