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The senate committee on finance has mandated the inspector general of police to compel the appearance of Hussaini Magaji, registrar general of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) within 24 hours.

Sani Musa, chairman of the committee made the demand on Wednesday, citing cases of ‘discrepancies’ in revenue generation and expenditure by the commission.

The committee previously found the commission wanting during the medium-term expenditure framework and fiscal strategy paper (MTEF/FSP) defence.

According to Musa, the registrar general had shunned the committee’s summon three times — an act he described as disrespectful to the committee.

“With all sense of humility, the Corporate Affairs registrar general has disregarded this committee,” Musa said.

“The Corporate Affairs Commission was present when we treated MTEF/FSP and the director of finance was here. We saw discrepancies and we told you to go and come back.

“You have your bookkeepers; you have your records and we asked you to go and tidy up and report back, but you never did.

“I am invoking Section 89(2) mandating the Inspector General of Police to compel the appearance of the registrar general of the Corporate Affairs Commission before the senate committee on finance within 24 hours.”

Musa said the registrar general is not above the authority of the lawmakers.