Your Excellency,
President of the Senate,
Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Senate Building,
Three Arms Zone, Abuja.

RE: INVITATION TO BRIEF THE SENATE

May I respectfully refer to your letter Reference No. NASS/CS/8S/R/09/29 dated 9th March, 2017 and inform Your Excellency that the decision on payment of Customs duties by vehicle owners who do not have them as prescribed by law is currently being reviewed.

2. The goal of the review is to take a broad additional input from stakeholders and the public on all its aspects. I will welcome opportunity to avail the Senate on our findings and the way forward on improving our capabilities to plug major drainages in the nation economy without adding to hardships and within our mandate.

3. Regarding the wearing of uniform, I wish to advise that the Senate avails itself of the legal basis of its decision to compel me to wear uniform. I am similarly seeking legal advise on this issue, so that both the Senate and I will operate within the proper legal framework.

4. I regret my inability to answer the Senate invitation owing to a recent bereavement. I will however, make myself available whenever I am needed in future.

5. Please accept my highest esteem.


Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd)
Comptroller-General of Customs.

BUNCH OF ILLITERAte IN THE SENATE
THAT DINO MELAYE WILL FURTHER EMBARRASS THE SENATE WITH HIS CONSTANT AGGRESSIVE AND RIDICULOUS WAYS OF ADDRESSING ISSUES AND EXECUTIVE POLICIES. HE SO MAKE IT AS SENATE VS EXECUTIVE AND THAT FG IS BENEATH SENATE. THEY SHOULD QUIT THE EGO MASSAGING AND START THE REAL WORK FOR THE LOVE OF NIGERIA

yes, that is it

The Senators suppose don tire sef.

Another dick waving contest

Mynd44:
Another dick waving contest

how come that was not censored?

koladebrainiac:
BUNCH OF ILLITERACY IN THE SENATE
THAT DINO MELAYE WILL FURTHER EMBARRASS THE SENATE WITH HIS CONSTANT AGGRESSIVE AND RIDICULOUS WAYS OF ADDRESSING ISSUES AND EXECUTIVE POLICIES. HE SO MAKE IT AS SENATE VS EXECUTIVE AND THAT FG IS BENEATH SENATE. THEY SHOULD QUIT THE EGO MASSAGING AND START THE REAL WORK FOR THE LOVE OF NIGERIA

Dino is just too aggressive. I don't understand what his problem is. That was the same way he raised false alarm on the cost of the gatehouse of the Vice President's new lodge. Whereas, the project was not even captured in the 2016 or 2017 budgets.

Till date, the arrogant toutish senator has not deemed it fit to apologize to the country and to the office of the VP.

Amazing request...1-1

Mynd44:
Another dick waving contest

This is what he actually told the Senate.

If the illegally appointed controller generals is demanding legal basis to wear uniform that means his subordinates should wear mufti to work and demand legal basis also to wear uniforms if ask to do so. In fact all military and para military personnels should start wearing native and agbada to work.

It is only in this useless country a retired military man heads customs. It is also in a useless country like ours that the national assembly that represents the people are disrespected. May this country die a natural death

Hameed Ali should respect the Senate as the body of elected representatives of the Nigerian people while the Senate on it's own part should respect the legislative institution that they represent and stop the aggressive attack on the comptroller general.

Since the president that appointed him is not complaining, I don't see the point that the Senate is trying to make. If they are complaining about his performance, that's a different case but making all this noise about uniform is nothing but an unnecessary distraction. They should leave the man alone and allow him to do his job.

Fuucck the Senate.

The Senate shud be commended on dis issue and any learn citizen who is informed abt d proposed policy ought to affirm this. The col. Is clearly misguided cos we can not pay for the failure of his duty. This is d beauty of democracy.

There are many issues affecting the nation that the senate should delibrate on instead of trying to force Ali on unnecessary issue like this when they are aware the man is only doing his job.

The apparent disrespect this man has been showing d senate is what they deserve.
Were they sleeping when he was confirmed to head d customs in d 1st place?
Can an outsider be appointed to head d army?

Misplaced priorities on the path of the senates,they are not all that concerned about what is affecting the people they are representing na just to dey make noise upandown..

useless vultures .... Hamid's real response.

dokiOloye:
The apparent disrespect this man has been showing d senate is what they deserve.
Were they sleeping when he was confirmed to head d customs in d 1st place?
Can an outsider be appointed to head d army?

wen obanikoro was made minister of defence nko

Like seriously I av forgotten we have anything call house of assembly in Nigeria. Whenever they are mentioned first person I think of is baba suwe or osuofia.

NANS need age flush out

Battle of Pride!!!

Click "like" if you think the senate would win
Click "share" if you think the customs boss would win...

peteredo:

wen obanikoro was made minister of defence nko

obanikoro was made ig of police, chief of naval staff, army chief, defence chief, immigration head, etc and not a minister. Smh for your illiteracy and ignorance. Your likes plenty for nairaland no be small...chai smh

The Senate as presently constituted is a toothless bulldog. Saraki has mortgage the Senate on account of currying favour from the Presidency or how will one explain this act of disobedience to a Senate of the Federal Republic?

This man NA man o. Ọmọ, see uppercut.

id911:
If the illegally appointed controller generals is demanding legal basis to wear uniform that means his subordinates should wear mufti to work and demand legal basis also to wear uniforms if ask to do so. In fact all military and para military personnels should start wearing native and agbada to work.

It is only in this useless country a retired military man heads customs. It is also in a useless country like ours that the national assembly that represents the people are disrespected. May this country die a natural death

Must a frustrated fellow comment... Some people really need to be banned here jare

id911:


obanikoro was made ig of police, chief of naval staff, army chief, defence chief, immigration head, etc and not a minister. Smh for your illiteracy and ignorance. Your likes plenty for nairaland no be small...chai smh

nw u have even complicated it.. Waz e a naval officer wen dey made im chief or army wen dey made im army chief

id911:
If the illegally appointed controller generals is demanding legal basis to wear uniform that means his subordinates should wear mufti to work and demand legal basis also to wear uniforms if ask to do so. In fact all military and para military personnels should start wearing native and agbada to work.

It is only in this useless country a retired military man heads customs. It is also in a useless country like ours that the national assembly that represents the people are disrespected. May this country die a natural death

Ignorance in 3-D!!

First off, there were no illegality in appointing a retired colonel as head of customs, if it were, we all know the senate would have rejected his appointment. It is all accommodated in the confines of the law.

2ndly, there's no constitution wheresoever that authorises a non-career DG to put on uniform. Again, Alli knows there exist no such law and is very correct to operate on his native regalia.

Next time b4 you open your mouth to yarn dust, come with facts not just shouting illegalitt without facts.

Make I park for here.. Me shaiii abeg give me 2 hungry man size and 7 egg .. Make I chaoo read dis post well

Its amazing how people support this rubbish from the custom boss..

This is a very bad precedent for the future.. it wont hurt him to follow status quo. The senators have given examples of his superiors in the army who head various parastatal much lower than the custom and still kit up properly in those uniforms..

It is a sign of pride..
It is a uniform for the young ones to look up to.
It shows commitment.
It shows seriousness.

Some suppprt him, but no one tells you to suit up when going for interviews.. you could aswell wear iro and buba