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Business News of Wednesday, 1 January 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Shafii replaces Azinge as CAC boss

Saratu Shafii Saratu Shafii

Hajiya Saratu Shafii has been appointed by the Federal Government to replace Azuka Azinge as the Acting Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

This was made public by Head of Public Affairs of the commission, Moses Adaguusu, in a statement in Abuja.

He said Shafii’s appointment was conveyed to CAC through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.

The new acting registrar-general is a graduate of Law from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985.

Shafii started her working career with the Niger State Ministry of Justice from 1986 to 1991, and later joined CAC in 1992 as a Senior Litigation Officer and rose through the ranks to become a director in 2012.

Prior to now, Shafii was a Director, Incorporated Trustees Department of the commission.

It can be recalled that former Acting Registrar-General of the commission, Ms Azuka Azinge was suspended for failure to declare her assets.

The order for the suspension of Azinge was issued on Dec. 24, by the Umar Danladi-led three-man tribunal based on an ex-parte application by the Federal Government, through the Code of Conduct Bureau.

The tribunal directed the Hon Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment to execute the order of suspension to subsist, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice dated and filed on Dec. 17.