President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Garba Abubakar as the substantive Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC.
The appointment was disclosed in a letter addressed to the Honorable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, and the Secretary to the Government.
The letter dated 7th January, 2020, with reference number: SH/COS/42/3/A/507, was signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the President, Abba Kyari.
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According to the letter, the tenure of Abubakar’s appointment should be in line with the provisions of the Company and Allied Matters Act.
Abubakar replaces the former Registrar-General, Azuka Azinge who was ordered by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to step down following her arraignment before the tribunal on December 23.
She was charged with 11-counts bordering on false declaration of assets and receiving allowances she was not entitled to as an Acting Registrar-General of CAC.
Until his appointment, Mr. Abubakar was the Director, Compliance at the commission.
