Aisha Dikko

Aisha Dikko is the current attorney general and Commissioner of Justice for Ministry of Justice (Kaduna State). She was sworn as attorney general[1] and Commissioner of Justice of Kaduna State on 12 July 2019[2] under the governance of Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai.[3][4][1][5][6]

Aisha Dikko
Ministry of Justice (Kaduna State)
Assumed office
2019
GovernorNasir Ahmad el-Rufai
Personal details
BornKaduna State
Education

Education

Dikko is a graduate of law. She obtained her degree from Ahmadu Bello University in 1987, and later attended the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos. She joined the Nigerian Bar Association in 1988.[3]

Career

Dikko began her career as a trainee officer in the legal department of Habib Bank Limited.[3] She worked in the banking sector for 17 years and became the substantive manager. She later joined the private sector, becoming the principal partner of the Messrs Dikko, Khalil & Co (Barristers and Solicitors) law firm.

She was appointed by the Governor of Kaduna State as the senior special assistant on legal matters at the public service. Later she became special adviser on legal matters and head of the Special Investigation and Prosecution Unit. On 12 July 2019 she was sworn in as the Attorney-General & Commissioner of Justice.[7]

References
  1. "Aisha Dikko Archives". TheCable. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  2. "El-Rufai nominates 11 Commissioners for Kaduna". 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  3. "Aisha Dikko". Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  4. https://ng.linkedin.com/in/aisha-dikko-9ba962195. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "El-Rufai swears in commissioners". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  6. IV, Editorial (2019-07-03). "Kaduna: El-Rufai appoints spokesman as internal security commissioner, 10 others". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  7. https://kif.kdsg.gov.ng/aisha-dikko/#:~:text=Aisha%20Dikko%20is%20the%20Kaduna,the%20Nigerian%20Bar%20in%201988.


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