CAN drags FG to court over CAMA
…asks court to stop govt interference in management of churches By Luminous Jannamike The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to determine the legality of the recently gazetted Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA). Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had on August 7, 2020, signed the Companies […]
CAMA: PFN enjoins Buhari to revisit ‘offensive clause’
…says those behind it are enemies of the country By Jimitota Onoyume – Warri Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to review what it referred as “offensive clause” in the new Companies and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, that affects churches in the country, saying those who smuggled it in were enemies […]
CAMA Act: CAN failed in its watchdog role, says Clergyman
James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta An Ogun State-based clergyman, Prof David Bamgbose has berated the leadership of the Christian Association Nigeria (CAN) on how it allowed the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 scaled through the legislative processes only to discover the controversial law shortly after it was assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. The CAN […]
CAMA 2020 to enhance transparency in incorporated associations ― CAC
By Victoria Ojeme The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has said that the new Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 will answer the widespread call for registered associations to become more accountable and transparent. The CAC said religious bodies and other non-governmental organisations should stop describing the new Act as evil. The Registrar-General of CAC, Garba […]
CAMA Act: CAN failed in its watchdog role, says Clergyman
By James Ogunnaike An Ogun State-based clergyman, Prof David Bamgbose has berated the leadership of the Christian Association Nigeria (CAN) on how it allowed the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 scaled through the legislative processes only to discover the controversial law shortly after it was assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. The CAN had […]
SERAP asks Buhari to revoke assent to CAMA, send it back to NASS or face legal action
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to “urgently rescind your assent to the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020, [CAMA 2020], and to send the legislation back to the National Assembly to address its fundamental flaws, including by deleting the repressive provisions of the […]
