Boss Mustapha CFR[1] (born 1956) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) of Nigeria from 2017 to 2023,[2][3][4][5] and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
[6] He was previously managing director of Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority until his appointment to replace Babachir David Lawal as SGF by President Muhammad Buhari on 30 October 2017.
[12] Mustapha has served as a member of several boards of companies in the manufacturing, financial services and oil and gas sectors – he has been described as a "boardroam guru".
[14] In 2000, Mustapha was a member of the presidential committee tasked by President Olusegun Obasanjo to investigate the activities of the Petroleum Trust Fund under Muhammadu Buhari.
[11] Mustapha was appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation on 30 October, 2017[18] following sack of Babachir David Lawal who has been on suspension six months earlier for misappropriating public funds.
[24] He is a member of several professional bodies including: In October 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari conferred on Mustapha a national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR).