Senate withdraws motion seeking for removal of CAC Registrar

…As remorseful CAC boss pledges to appear before C’ttee at any invitation

IGNATIUS OKOROCHA, Abuja

The Senate Monday rescinded a resolution taken last week Thursday for removal of Registrar – General of the Corporate Affairs Commission ( CAC), Hussaini Ishaq Magaji from office by President Bola Tinubu .

The committee had, during a session it had with the federal government’s economic team last week , sought the removal of the CAC registrar from the office by President Tinubu for allegedly refusing to appear before it repeatedly .

However , rescission of the resolution by the committee at another session on Monday followed remorse shown by the CAC Registrar before it and motion was moved to that effect by Senator Jibrin Isa ( Kogi East ) and seconded by Senator Nasir Musa Zango Daura (Katsina North) .

Before the soft landing offered the CAC Registrar , the Chairman of the Committee had earlier taken him up for evading appearances in the past and pointedly told him that the committee was not happy with him .

” This committee is not happy with you for your persistent refusal to appear before it in the past or sending junior officers to it That’s not acceptable.

” The Constitution grants us oversight powers over all revenue-generating agencies.

At our last sitting, the committee recommended your removal, but you appeared shortly after our pronouncement. We want an explanation,”, he said.

In his response Magaji tendered an unreserved apology and vowed that such would never happen again as, according to him, a liaison office has been created by him to prevent communication breakdown that caused his failed appearances in the past .

He said : “Mr. Chairman, I sincerely apologise to the committee. I was returning from Lagos and asked my team to inform the committee ahead of time. Unfortunately, I arrived late.

” We have now created a dedicated liaison office to handle interactions with the National Assembly.

I assure you this will not happen again. I take full responsibility and hold this committee in high esteem.”

Apparently satisfied with remorse shown , members of the committee one after the other sought forgiveness for him .

First to make the plea was Senator Diket Plang ( Plateau Central ) , who said he had known the CAC Registrar for many years as a very respectful , dedicated and patriotic Nigerian and not a disrespecter of very important institution like the Senate or the National Assembly .

Similarly , Senators Ned Nwoko ( Delta North) , Jibrin Isa ( Kogi East). pleaded forgiveness for the CAC Registrar and also Senator Orji Uzor Kalu ( Abia North), who, in his plea, sought for withdrawal of the motion incidentally moved by him last week .

The Chairman of the committee accordingly put the motion on withdrawal of earlier motion to voice votes by members of the committee, which they all voted for, affirmatively .

The committee, however, stood down reports on 2024 , 2025, a budget presentation made by the CAC Registrar for allegedly being scanty and told to make re – presentation on Thursday this week .