Federal Government Has No Legal Right To Withdraw Our CAC’s Certificate – Ohanaeze

Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide has finally reacted to the federal government ‘decision to withdraw its approval for the registration certificate organisation of corporate affairs commission.

Naija News reported that the CAC’s Registrar General, Garba Abubakar, who gave the approval for the withdrawal of the certificate on Tuesday said the measure was taken as part of the commission’s reforms that are being put in place to subject applications from groups to thorough scrutiny due to security threats.

However, In a reaction to the development, Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide has advised members to ignore the purported claims by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) over its deregistration of the body and other socio-cultural organizations.

It urged members to move on with the legitimate activities of the organization pending the determination of the court.

In a statement issued by the President General, Barr Basil Onyeachonam Onuorah, the body described the statement by the Registrar General of Corporate Affairs Commission Alhaji Garba Abubakar as laughable and wallowing in ignorance.

It insisted that the Commission lacked the statutory power to deregister the organization after Certificate of Incorporation had been issued.