How CAC Is Milking Nigerians Dry, As NGOs, Schools Are Made To Pay N5k “Consent” Fee

A developing report of a likely underground and organized ploy is ongoing in the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) under the Leadership of the Commission’s Registrar General Alhaji Garba Abubakar, as the commission is allegedly using a new policy of Mandatory payment of N5000 “consent” fee to milk citizens dry.

Secrets Reporter reveals that before the introduction of this new rule, the N5,000 payment for application of business name requiring “Consent” by prospective Business owners, was only required for names affiliated with Governance, Democracy, etc. but now, the Commission has extended the rule to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) foundations, Schools, clubs, Churches and others.

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This was made known in a CAC public notice which revealed that the new policy was put into effect from July 8, 2020, thereby denying all prospective business associates who refuse to comply, access to seek registration under PART C of the companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

This new policy contravenes the Primary law governing Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) which regulates the eligibility, process for registration and rules of business operation in Nigeria.

Moreover, even as the CAC boasts of implementing innovative reforms to ease business registration, there are still complaints from Nigerians who feel extorted of their hard-earned money during this process or the gruesome process of dispatching of their CAC Certificate of Incorporation after successfully registering a company.

A source who narrated his experience said;

“CAC refused to confirm my payment on the platform, I made a call to the portal customer care, I was told to go to the CAC office at Yaba.

“On the second day I went to the said place with my international passport, two passports, receipt of REMITA for both reservations of name and registration thinking I will continue my registration from the office to my great surprise, I was told to go to the account section to confirm the receipt, after confirmation on CAC system, it was said that the receipt is valid but cannot be accepted because the receipt did not indicate my proposed company name.”