By George Mgbeleke <\/p>\n
Unhappy with the snorbing attitude of Registrar-General\/ CEO of the Corporate Affairs Commission (C.A.C), Hussaini Magaji,the Senate, on Thursday, called on President Bola Tinubu to sack for allegedly disrespecting National Assembly via repeated dishonouring of its invitations. <\/p>\n
The Senate Committee on Finance made the call following a motion moved by a former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, during the Committee’s interactive session with the Economic Team, on the 2026 budget.<\/p>\n
While moving the motion, Kalu recalled that Magaji had become notorious for snubbing the Committee any time he was invited to have interactive session on issues of critical national interest, especially pertaining to the operations of the Commission.<\/p>\n
Kalu who was visibly angry about the ricidivist attitude of the C.A.C boss, also urged the Senate Committee to issue a warrant of arrest on Magaji, to compel him to appear before the lawmakers and respond to issues raised about his agency.<\/p>\n
His words: “This man has never honoured invitation by the Senate. We have to call on the President to remove him. He is not above the law. The Minister of Finance and Minister of Budget, are always here whenever we invite them to come. <\/p>\n
“This CAC man thinks he is a king over the Senate, we are not ready to take that rubbish again. Minister of Finance, please take note, I move the motion that that man should be reported to Mr. President and ask for his immediate removal, because we cannot continue in this manner. <\/p>\n
“We are trying to do this work, we will call the Finance Minister, who is also the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, and he will leave everything he is doing to come. <\/p>\n
“This year, and since I came to this Senate, this man has never been here. I am a member of this Committee, even in the Ninth Senate till today, and this man will continue to say he is in the Villa; he is going to London, he is going to do this and do that. He should come and give us an account of what he has done in the past. So, I move the motion that he should be removed and am moving the motion.”<\/p>\n
Accordingly, Kalu moved a motion urging the Committee to recommend the removal from office, of the Registrar General to President Bola Tinubu, a motion which was promptly seconded by Senator Adams Oshiomhole.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the matter earlier, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Sani Musa, accused Magaji of serially disrespecting the Committee, berating him for spurning numerous invitations extended to him to clarify issues relating to the finances of the CAC.<\/p>\n
“The Registrar General has on so many occasions, refused to honour invitations and summons by this Committee. We have issues with the reconciliation of the revenue of the CAC but each time we summoned him, he would send a junior officer,” he stated.<\/p>\n
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, also moved additional motion, urging the Committee not to approve any budgetary allocation to the Commission in the 2026 Appropriation Act until Magaji appeared before the Panel.<\/p>\n
Oshiomhole had earlier suggestion to the Committee that the CAC be restrained from spending from its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) without obtaining approval from the National Assembly.<\/p>\n
However, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, drew the attention of his colleagues that is empowered by law to spend its internally generated revenue, and therefore, does not need to come to the National Assembly for budgetary allocations and Oshiomhole’s motion was dropped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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