CAC deregistration claims laughable, ignore it, New Ohanaeze Ndigbo tells members 1
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CAC deregistration claims laughable, ignore it, New Ohanaeze Ndigbo tells members

Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide has described as laughable claims by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) of deregistering the body and other socio-cultural organizations.

It advised members to ignore the claims, urged them 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 insisted that the CAC had no statutory power to deregister the organization after Certificate of Incorporation has been issued.

It maintained that its Certificate of Incorporation was still intact and its activities also in full force.

The statement partly read, “OHANAEZE NDIGBO GENERAL ASSEMBLY WORLDWIDE under the able leadership of Barr Basil Onyeachonam Onuorah has described as laughable and wallowing in ignorance by Alhaji Garba Abubakar, the Registrar General of Corporate Affairs Commission.

“This is in response to a news publication circulating various media platform wherein Alhaji Garba Abubakar the Registrar General of Corporate Affairs Commission claimed that the commission has deregistered OHANAEZE NDIGBO GENERAL ASSEMBLY and other sociocultural organizations.

“According to Barr Basil Onyeachonam Onuorah, the President General of OHANAEZE NDIGBO GENERAL ASSEMBLY WORLDWIDE, only the court of law can deregister an Association under Part C as clearly noted in section 608 of Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990 as amended.

“The CAC does not have the statutory power to deregister the organization after Certificate of Incorporation has been issued.

“The CAC Registrar General should be lectured on the provisions of Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990 as amended.

“The matter is already in court with suit N0: FHC/ABC/CS/790/2020 and all parties are required by law to maintain status quo. The Court processes have been served to the Corporate Affairs Commission and we challenge the Registrar General to meet us in court.

“It is also unfortunate that Lawyers are publicly protesting against the Registrar General of CAC on several issues, which is a clear indication that the Registrar General does not know his job as provided by the law.

“All members of OHANAEZE NDIGBO GENERAL ASSEMBLY WORLDWIDE are hereby advised to ignore the purported claims of the CAC Registrar General and move on with the legitimate activities of the organization pending the determination of the court.

“We have not been deregistered, our Certificate of Incorporation is still with us and our activities are also in full force. It is a thing of joy that Ndigbo both home and abroad have joyfully embraced the Corporate status of OHANAEZE NDIGBO and are committed to work with the new leadership for unity and accountability.”

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