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The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali, has replied the Senate after the lawmakers ordered him to appear in “appropriate” uniform next week over the service’s planned action against owners of vehicles without duty payment.

Mr. Ali in an interview granted Television Continental, TVC, and monitored by PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, said the Senate should be more concerned about his performance, and not his uniform.

Mr. Ali, a retired colonel, was appointed Customs chief in 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari, becoming the second to be so appointed from outside the service.

Under former military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida, Bello Haliru became the first head of Customs to be appointed from outside the service.

The Senate, Thursday, summoned Mr. Ali after Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi) told his colleagues that Mr. Ali had shown no regard to the lawmakers’ resolution that the planned clampdown on vehicles without duty payment be halted. The senators then stressed that he should appear in his full Customs uniform, which Mr. Ali has never worn.

“No, I was not appointed the Comptroller General to wear uniform,” stressed Mr. Ali. “Does the uniform work or the person behind the uniform?”

He added: “Am I doing my job or not? I think that’s what should interest the National Assembly.”

Two senators, Solomon Olamilekan (APC-Lagos) and Lanre Tejuoso (APC-Ogun), also said the Customs operatives had been “going after vehicles, lorries, imported rice”.

“If we suspect that smuggled items are brought into your own house, we have the rights to condone that house, and go in and search,” said Mr. Ali, hitting back at the senators.

The official said he was yet to receive the invitation to appear before the Senate.

He, however, said he was ready to appear before the Senate, if the invitation followed due process.

I am yet to receive formal invitation. If the proper procedures for official invitation to chief executives of government officials are followed, I will appear before the Senate.” he said.

Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/225807-i-not-appointed-comptroller-general-wear-uniform-customs-hameed-ali-replies-senators.html


Watch the video below about the drama between the Customs Comptroller-General and the Senate.
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I learnt The Nigerian Customs is another arm of Nigerian paramilitary, so why wouldn't the Comptroller-General wear his uniform?

I am not understanding at all....

Lalasticlala
Mynd44
Make una come see something abeg

avadella:
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Seriously, this country wouldn't cease to amaze us

CivilianJTF:
I learnt The Nigerian Customs is another arm of Nigerian paramilitary, so why wouldn't the Comptroller-General wear his uniform?

I am not understanding at all....

Lalasticlala
Mynd44
Make una come see something abeg

He wants to be a real democratic comptroller-general

“If we suspect that smuggled items are brought into your own house, we have the rights to condone that house, and go in and search,” said Mr. Ali, hitting back at the senators.

So as dealer in rice, i now have to keep custom duties of rice bought by the importer in my warehouse because of customs

Ali will be better off as a comedian.

ademasta:

He wants to be a real democratic comptroller-general

Democratic CG indeed

joe4real12:

Democratic CG indeed

Democratic CG in agbada and babariga

joe4real12:


So as dealer in rice, i now have to keep custom duties of rice bought by the importer in my warehouse because of customs

Ali will be better off as a comedian.

Comic CG