Hafsat is a lawyer with over 10 years’ experience in public and private law, she has worked in several organizations including the National Judicial Council (NJC), Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) as a Senior Legislative Aide to the Chairman, House Committee on MDG’s where she was amongst the legal team who pushed for the enactment of the child’s right bill. She also worked at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

She currently works with the United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) as the Rights Based Approach and Gender Equality Specialist.

She has a passion for teaching literacy to young children especially young adolescents .

Hafsat has a MSc degree in Conflict security and Development , BL from the Nigeria Law School Abuja, a Law Degree from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Certificates in Project Management from Oxford University in the United Kingdom, and an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education at Penn Foster University.

She is Married with 3 amazing boys.