Senate Committee issues arrest warrant for CAC Registrar-General over ignored summons

‎The Senate Committee on Finance has issued a warrant of arrest against the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, over his alleged repeated refusal to honour invitations to appear before the committee.
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‎The warrant was issued on Thursday during a budget defence session involving the Federal Ministry of Finance and its agencies.
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‎Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, accused the CAC boss of serially disregarding legislative summons and failing to account for issues relating to the commission’s revenue.
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‎“The Registrar General has on so many occasions refused to honour invitations and summons by this committee,” Musa said.
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‎He further alleged that the committee had unresolved concerns regarding the reconciliation of CAC revenues.
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‎“We have issues with the reconciliation of the revenue of the CAC, but each time we summoned him, he would send a junior officer,” the chairman stated.
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‎The matter was first raised by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who urged the committee to recommend Magaji’s removal from office to President Bola Tinubu.
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‎Kalu argued that failure to comply with legislative oversight undermines accountability and the authority of the National Assembly.
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‎Another member of the committee, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, proposed that no budgetary allocation should be approved for the CAC in the 2026 Appropriation Act until the Registrar-General personally appears before the lawmakers.
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‎Oshiomhole also recommended that the commission be restrained from spending its internally generated revenue without prior approval from the National Assembly.
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‎The committee subsequently endorsed the proposal to restrict the CAC’s access to its internally generated funds pending compliance.
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‎The development underscores growing tension between the legislative arm and key government agencies over issues of financial accountability and compliance with oversight functions.
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‎Further reactions from the CAC were not immediately available at the time of filing this report.
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