A source within the Presidency said that the position of the Presidency on the disagreement is that; no law compels Colonel Hameed Ali to wear a uniform.
This position was based on legal advice made available to the President by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN).

Since no law compels CG of wearing his uniform, shall we then say that wearing of uniform among custom officers is a matter of choice and not an obligation?

If Ali wouldn't wear his statutory uniform, then other custom officers have no business wearing it!

psucc:
If only Saraki will not put his personal interest above that of the Senate, the Senate ought to bark and even bite the Executive in order to reset the latter's brain.

The Presidency needs to respect other arms and institutions of government. They've technically destroyed the judiciary and will not obey the decisions of the Courts while parading the Legislature as he most corrupt whereas the Executive is the carrier.

psucc:
If only Saraki will not put his personal interest above that of the Senate, the Senate ought to bark and even bite the Executive in order to reset the latter's brain.

The Presidency needs to respect other arms and institutions of government. They've technically destroyed the judiciary and will not obey the decisions of the Courts while parading the Legislature as he most corrupt whereas the Executive is the carrier.

Akissani:
get sense na

Zenithpeak:
Gbammmmmm!

Oga at the top don talk.

Splinz:


Since no law compels CG of wearing his uniform, shall we then say that wearing of uniform among custom officers is a matter of choice rather than an obligation?

If Ali wouldn't wear his statutory uniform, then other custom officers have no business wearing it!

ZombieTERROR:

Ali was never a carrier custom officer
He is a retired army officer
This created the lacuna

I think officers should wear their uniform and the CG should lead by example

ZombieTERROR:

Ali was never a carrier custom officer
He is a retired army officer
This created the lacuna

I think officers should wear their uniform and the CG should lead by example

Splinz:


Since no law compels CG of wearing his uniform, shall we then say that wearing of uniform among custom officers is a matter of choice and not an obligation?

If Ali wouldn't wear his statutory uniform, then other custom officers have no business wearing it!

Scream:
The salient point in the matter is that they feel that baba has bastardised the Nigerian Customs by that appointment and the appointee has carried on like he is a "Deputy President" of the country.

The Nigerian Police Force is in dire need of reforms, from the Nigerian Army was in total disarray, did they consider retired Civil Servants with impeccable records to head those organizations?

The baba is the CG of Customs, his style won't help him achieve anything. When he enters the Senate chambers, they want to see a representative of Nigerian Customs QED.

The presidency should check the history of fights they have embarked upon with the Senate, which have they won? Saraki will go to the courts till the end of the tenure, they won't secure conviction. But they would be frustrated, their already stinking government would fail totally and in 2019 they would not be able to campaign. Most of the guys in senate would decomp leaving them with a dying party with no reasonable achievements.

That man should just wear the uniform he would want his subordinates to wear on daily basis...

Akissani:
get sense na

psucc:
If only Saraki will not put his personal interest above that of the Senate, the Senate ought to bark and even bite the Executive in order to reset the latter's brain.

The Presidency needs to respect other arms and institutions of government. They've technically destroyed the judiciary and will not obey the decisions of the Courts while parading the Legislature as he most corrupt whereas the Executive is the carrier.

deomello:



He is a political appointee and the constitution doesn't say he must, he serves the presidency and not the senate.

The senate and the average Nigerian like you must respect the laws and the Nigerian constitution and separation of powers.

deomello:



There is something in the Nigerian constitution that says separation of power.


The president appoints and the senate approves, but the senate can not discipline of fire the people the executive appoints because they serve under the executive and not the legislature.

Asking the senate to bite or frustrate the presidency based on their flawed understanding of the Nigerian constitution and your own lack of understanding too means you obviously know nothing about Nigeria and the Nigerian constitution and also the meaning and responsibilities of the 3 arms of government.

deomello:



There is something in the Nigerian constitution that says separation of power.


The president appoints and the senate approves, but the senate can not discipline of fire the people the executive appoints because they serve under the executive and not the legislature.

Asking the senate to bite or frustrate the presidency based on their flawed understanding of the Nigerian constitution and your own lack of understanding too means you obviously know nothing about Nigeria and the Nigerian constitution and also the meaning and responsibilities of the 3 arms of government.

Scream:
The salient point in the matter is that they feel that baba has bastardised the Nigerian Customs by that appointment and the appointee has carried on like he is a "Deputy President" of the country.

The Nigerian Police Force is in dire need of reforms, from the Nigerian Army was in total disarray, did they consider retired Civil Servants with impeccable records to head those organizations?

The baba is the CG of Customs, his style won't help him achieve anything. When he enters the Senate chambers, they want to see a representative of Nigerian Customs QED.

The presidency should check the history of fights they have embarked upon with the Senate, which have they won? Saraki will go to the courts till the end of the tenure, they won't secure conviction. But they would be frustrated, their already stinking government would fail totally and in 2019 they would not be able to campaign. Most of the guys in senate would decomp leaving them with a dying party with no reasonable achievements.

That man should just wear the uniform he would waont his subordinates to wear on daily basis...

deomello:



He is a political appointee and the constitution doesn't say he must, he serves the presidency and not the senate.

The senate and the average Nigerian like you must respect the laws and the Nigerian constitution and separation of powers.

psucc:
And to think that the Legislature doesn't have the powers to sanction an appointee of the Executive is the greatest ignorance.

They need to stop the unnecessary romance with the Executive in order for them to act aright.

Pls go and read any govt textbook. it will help you the more.

engineerboat:


Where do you put your check and balances.

Senate have oversight functions hope you know.

Ali is to appear before the senate to answer salient question affecting the Nigerians (whom the senates are representing)

So they want ali to appear in the uniform of the custorm he leading.

Period

philpwresh:
There are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may take sides with the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), in his ongoing face-off with the Senate over his failure to wear his uniform.


A source within the Presidency said that the position of the Presidency on the disagreement is that; no law compels Colonel Hameed Ali to wear a uniform.
This position was based on legal advice made available to the President by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN).


The source added that the government’s stand is that there is a clear separation of powers among the three arms of government.


He said the position of the Presidency was that lawmakers could not make laws and enforce the laws themselves.


“The AGF has advised that no law compels a political appointee to wear any uniform. And again, the legislature makes laws, but they don’t have the power to enforce those laws,” the source said.


When contacted on the face-off on Saturday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, directed one of our correspondents to the Public Relations Officer of the NCS.
When asked if the CG would heed the Senate’s order on Wednesday, the Public Relations Officer of NCS, Mr. Joseph Attah, said Ali would do the appropriate thing.


“I am confident the CG will do the appropriate thing. Thank you,” he stated.


SOURCE

http://www.thebreakingtimes.com/senate-cannot-enforce-hameed-ali-to-wear-customs-uniform-presidency/