Indications have emerged that top officials of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) might be colluding with interested parties to fraudulently alter the registration details of entities.
A case in hand showed how one Khuraira Musa reportedly colluded with some officials of CAC in Abuja to fraudulently alter the registration details of the Arewa Development Support Initiative (ADSI) and unilaterally removed three out of nine members of the board of trustees.
Investigations revealed that Khuraira, based in the U.S., allegedly connived with the CAC officials to unilaterally remove members of the board of trustees without following due process and after falsifying the constitution of ADSI.
It was gathered that ADSI with registration number CAC/IT/NO 136547 was formally incorporated by the CAC on October 2, 2019, with the aims and objectives to provide humanitarian services through needs assessment for the general public.
The organisation was also meant to encourage and mobilise Northerners to positively channel their energy and resources for peaceful coexistence and sustainable socio-economic development.
When ADSI was formally incorporated, it had Yusuf Mohammed Jamu, Gar Celina, Adam Safaa Musa Usman, Abdullahi Zainab Musa, Umar Hauwa, Tasha Roseline and Hayatudeen Hafsah as trustees.
Other trustees of the organisation when it was formally incorporated included Dura Magdalene Mbadzendan, Abubakar Suleiman Ubale, Musa Khurairah, Gumi Halima Sadiya and Mohammed Zainab.
CAC certificate of ADSI showing trustees
However, investigations revealed that Khuraira allegedly connived with some senior officials of CAC to illegally remove some members of trustees from all the documents of ADSI.
She also singlehandedly changed the Secretary of the Trustees, findings revealed.
Findings also revealed that Khuraira unilaterally took the decision and made the changes without following the proper procedures of calling for a meeting of the board of ADSI or making a newspaper publication.
It was also discovered in documents obtained from CAC that Khuraira forged the dates and signatures of some trustees and also altered the constitution of ADSI to her favour.
Speaking with our reporter, a source, who craved anonymity said: “I discovered that there was never a meeting held to change the constitution of ADSI.
“However, there are now two documents claiming to be the constitution.
“The first document signed by Roseline Tasha as Secretary and Khuraira as Chairman was filed for registration at CAC on August 6, 2019.
“The second document, presented as the new constitution, has two signatures without names and is dated October 2, 2019.
“The signatures on the new document appear to be those of Khuraira and Celina after carefully examining the signatures they submitted from the original documents”.
Findings revealed that the forged documents were signed on the same day CAC gave approval for the registration of the organisation and changed the Secretary’s name from Roseline Tasha to Celina Gar.
Original signatory
Faked signatory
Khuraira also altered the Constitution Article 4G of the Trustees, which states that trustees cease to hold their position if they don’t reside in Nigeria.
Altered Article 4G of the Trustees
Original Article 4G of the Trustees
It was gathered that Khuraira carried out the scandal in cahoot with some top officials of CAC who brazenly violated the rules and procedures of the commission with impunity and made the changes.
Also, Khuraira was said to have become so powerful, yanking off trustees from the WhatsApp platform of ADSI, thereby making herself the sole administrator.
Meanwhile, CAC has been petitioned to provide details of all the individuals involved in carrying out the post-incorporation changes on the file of ADSI.
The Commission has also been petitioned to place a temporary caveat on the file of ADSI and restrict access to the file of the organisation with CAC until a final determination of the investigation into the matter.
Petition to CAC
Efforts to reach the Head of the Public Affairs unit at CAC, Mr Dominic Inyang proved abortive at the time of filing this report.
Calls pulled through to Inyang to make clarifications on the matter were not answered.
Similarly, Khuraira could not be reached to make clarifications on the matter.