The House of Representatives has formally received a petition seeking an investigation into alleged unlawful tampering with the corporate records of Jonah Capital Nigeria Ltd and Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd by the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN.
The petition, written on behalf of the two companies, accuses the CAC Registrar-General of altering corporate records to favour a contending party in a long-running ownership dispute linked to Abuja’s multi-billion-naira River Park Estate.
The petition was presented during plenary by Hon. Muktar Tolani Shagaya, who represents Ilorin West Federal Constituency of Kwara State. Presiding over the session, the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, granted leave for the petition to be laid before the House.
“Mr Speaker, I rise this morning to lay a petition before this Honourable House, signed by Kojo Mensah Ansah,” Hon. Shagaya said. “The petition concerns the unlawful expropriation of shares, extrajudicial removal of directors, and retrospective invalidation of corporate filings of Jonah Capital Nigeria Ltd and Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd by the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission.”
Following the presentation, the House adopted the petition, paving the way for legislative scrutiny of the allegations.
The dispute, earlier reported by SaharaReporters, centres on claims that the CAC Registrar-General illegally altered the ownership structure of Jonah Capital Nigeria Ltd and Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd, despite a pending court action and a directive from the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) instructing the commission to place a caveat on the companies’ records.
In a statement, Kojo Ansah Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of Jonah Capital Nigeria Ltd and one of the Ghanaian investors in River Park Estate, alleged that on December 8, 2025, the Registrar-General proceeded to make controversial changes to the companies’ records in defiance of both court processes and instructions from the Attorney-General’s office.
According to Mensah, the AGF, through the Solicitor-General, had on September 24, 2025 directed the CAC to halt any changes to the companies’ records pending a review of forgery allegations made against the investors, including Sir Samuel Jonah, KBE, Victor Quainoo, and their Nigerian legal adviser, Abu Arome, Esq.
Mensah further alleged that although the CAC was served with originating summons weeks before the December 8 action, the Registrar-General went ahead with the alterations. He also disputed claims by the CAC boss that the investors failed to appear at a December 1, 2025 meeting involving the Attorney-General’s office and representatives of opposing parties, describing the assertion as “bizarre and false.”
Following the disputed changes, individuals allegedly installed as new directors reportedly wrote to banks, including Zenith Bank, seeking the closure of the companies’ accounts, and notified the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory of a purported takeover of the firms.
“These hurried actions are designed to disrupt the operations of the company,” Mensah stated.
The Ghanaian investors have since escalated the matter to both the National Assembly and the Attorney-General of the Federation, warning that the CAC’s actions could set a dangerous precedent capable of enabling hostile takeovers of foreign-owned companies through regulatory intervention.
In a related development, Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd has issued a rebuttal disowning Dr. Adeniran Ogunmuyiwa, who had recently claimed to speak for the company. In a statement dated October 11, 2025 and signed by the company secretary, the firm described the claims as “false, misleading, and malicious,” insisting that Ogunmuyiwa ceased to be a shareholder or director years ago.
The company maintained that its recognised directors on CAC records remain Kojo Ansah Mensah, Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, Victor Quainoo and Jonah Nathaniel, warning that any other claims of directorship are fraudulent.
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