2016easy2017:
i said it, again n again. senate is the worst thing in nigerai governance. its purely a house of cabals.

What is your LGA
Not a house of cabals?
Do you even know who your LGA chairmand and councillor are?
Not to talk of the constitutional functions of the LGA?
Meanwhile does the cabal include the senator who is representing your constituency and you VOTED for in 2015






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Most of the major items from which Customs used to derive a sizeable chunk
of their revenue have been banned.

Yet APC still expects them to even generate
more revenue than before.

It is this type of shallow thinking in PMB's govt
that has put us in the current economic nightmare
& so-called "recession".

Hamid Ali, desperate in trying to meet his impossible targets is now coming up with all the silly policies of
ban on car import through land borders & now
the issue of retroactive import duties on old cars.

All d political thieves in Nigeria are now in APC and are being shielded by d president.Now that things are gradually falling apart among d party's stalwarts, they have started exposing themselves so that Nigerians can see how filty d party is.

lawbabs:


Which agency discovered the pump action after it was cleared? Is it not same custom. Didn't they track down their officers, who cleared it? In the past, they would have sneaked into the country without being noticed.

On revenue slump, u should know that Dino is only whipping sentiment. Reasons for revenue slump is neither here nor there... in a time when Naira has fallen fast, how many people are importing. Only exporters benefit from devalued currency.

Rise above sentiments and question every motive of your SINators, who are not representing you!

You are right but at times its not sentiment, some categories of youth are not really intelligent to understand possible reasons for revenue fall. God bless you

This Dino man is just taking things personal. Perhaps it is the fear that he will soon have a date with EFCC. Imagine outlandish comments he's been making since the Senate voted to reject Magu and humiliate Hamid Ali; two hardworking and competent hands in this administration.

sen. dino wan resemble gov okorocha of imo

How much do Nigeria lose annually by paying useless people like u in the upper chamber as salary and allowances? . Why didnt u talk about that? Besides have you been paying Customs duty to the expensive and exorbitant vehicles at your disposal?If you pay for such how many million Naira will it be worth? U always tend 2 forget ur high-handedness and sheer greediness and start talking rubbish and garbage. Nigeria are not dumb @Dino.

Eruditor:


If there was anything worse than garbage - this post qualifies for it.

As expected their brains are dead to reasoning so every leave is classified weed 2 them even pumpkins and cabbage

cktheluckyman:

So you want this criminals to start harassing Nigerians on the road after collecting money from smugglers years ago?

Well ignorance is not an excuse in law. If you buy a stolen car, you are guilty same way as if you buy a car without custom papers.

dazdilijae:


Some of u are either dubious or just plain foolish the revenue drop came from useless policies of this Govt and Ali thru his actions like ban on rice closure of land boarders to vehicle import etc. Now he wants to sure up revenue thru illegal levies on OLD REGISTER Vehicles inside Nigerian Roads against the laws of the land thus the advice by senate to shove it but he refused rather wanted to prove he was above the law$
Come to think of it even if they not senators and he is not CGC can one man be superior to 109 people? Majority must always ve their way that is the beauty of democracy
Those senator represent Nigerians and Nigerian ve spoken out loud and clear HAMEED ALI is incompetent and proud so must either be tamed or saked
Who cleared the cars or failed to do so that the poor man who managed to save up 2 buy it on the streets of Nigeria should lose the car in the name of import duties?
I pity all you propaganda propelling agents trying hard to divert the attention from the substance Hameed Ali was not summoured to the Senate rather the CG of customs was and if he represents that rank then he MUST appear as the CGC not as a nobody
The CGC has a uniform with his ranks same way the Commander in Chief of the armed force may not be a military man but Must wear the uniform to certain occasions
ENOUGH OF THE IMPUNITY OF THIS GOVERNMENT always looking for ways to side track issues.

OGA the Customs boss doesn't have the power to ban any item. That comes directly from the Federal executive council. Educate yourself please.

searchng4love:
Hameed Alli wear ordinary uniform you refused.... You come to start media propaganda forgetting that is the turf of politicians... (Saraki Range Rover seizure). Now matter don dey change.... Your eye go clear soon. The most stubborn goat na im dey quick enter pot of soup! Igara Turkey no be inside boiling vegetable oil!

LOL nothing will happen to Hameed Ali..

Please make person no make me vex, who is the custom boss,is he above Nigerian? Why can't he obey simply instructions,come with ur uniform on and you are claiming don. I tire for some people,when you give them small position, they one to form God,that is how buhari form god ontop of our vote,this kind of too powerful administration,I'm just waiting to see how you will end.

Dino is exaggerating the loss.

but then again, its a typical APC strategy & its hilarious to see the same dumb people who believed one person stole $90b now express reservations that N1tr was lost through harebrained policies of this regime.

anyway, the Senate wants to see the Comptroller-General of Customs, that designation is a paramilitary position, Ali should humble himself, wear the uniform with pride & then go to the Senate & 'school' them on the activities & achievements of Customs.

searchng4love:

Where did the law mandate him NOT to wear uniforms?

I wish to refer all those who have been commenting on the Custom Uniform debate to take time out to read Sections 1-4 of the Nigerian Customs Service Board Act which creates the Nigerian Customs Service Board and the constitution thereof as well as the Customs and Excise Management Act to appreciate the time wasting exercise of the Senate that has unfortunately distracted itself from the main substance of the issue which is the retroactive policy on payment of duties on vehicles and has concentrated on a time wasting , pedestrian and non issue of wearing uniforms by the CG.

I am still waiting for anyone including the Senate to refer us to any general policy guidelines made by the Nigerian Customs Service Board that prescribes that the CG must wear uniforms.

In fact by the provisions of Section 2 of the Act, anybody can be appointed as CG including a person seconded from any arm of the Civil Service . It doesn't have to be a career officer.

And do our Senators and all know that the duties of the Board under the Customs and Excise Act are in two parts?

Do they know what the Excise duties entail?

Do they know that border and port control and duties assessment and collection are only an integral part of the functions of the service?

Do they know that it also has inspectorate responsibilities over factories and industrial complexes?

Do they know it has powers over some elements of aviation with powers to even impound ships and aircrafts?

Do they know that it also must grant licences for the production of spirits and beers?

Do they know that No brewery or distillery can manufacture beer or spirits in Nigeria without licence from the Board of Customs?

Are they aware that It also has powers to make regulations regulating the manufacture of Tobacco .?

And above all, about half of its work force doesn't even wear uniforms especially those on Excise duties.

The CG is therefore not an enforcement officer alone, but also a regulator and licencing body.

He is not obliged by law to wear uniform.

Please let us support our assertions with the law setting up the Customs and Excise and its functions.

Which law prescribes that anybody in the Customs should wear uniforms. As Comptroller General, he is the Vice Chairman of the Board and Finance Minister is the Chairman. Would she also wear uniform?

He is not obliged to wear uniform because his schedule of duties does not require him to so do. Neither can he be compelled to do so.

The Senate is misdirected in this case. Instead of facing the real issue of the retroactive directive on duty payment for imported cars, they are here busy chasing inanities and leaving the substance.

They will come out bruised.

Dr Olu Agunloye was Corp Marshal of FRSC, he didn't wear uniform to work. Roli Bode George as DG of NDLEA and her Executive Chairman don't wear uniform to work. She adorned it only occasionally out of choice and not because she was compelled or obliged to so do and for ceremonials.

Lanre Ipinmisho was DG of NDLEA and didn't wear uniform.

Retired AIG Oyakhilome was DG of NDLEA and didn't wear uniform.

Coming to Lagos, Retired Commissioner of Police Arebamen and Odubela were heads of LASTMA and AIG Chris Olakpe currently heads the agency .
None of them wore or wears uniform because the law didn't make it obligatory for them to wear it.

General Bamaiyi was Chairman of NDLEA, he didn't wear their uniform either. Neither did AIG Fulani Kwajafa.
The current DG too doesn't wear any uniform.
The pioneer Director of Customs, Mr Diyan and his predecessor didn't wear uniform too.
It was Dr Bello who was a Veterinary Surgeon before his appointment as DG who first wore the uniform . He was never in the Customs before his appointment.

They were all political appointees to the offices.

So why the hullabaloo about a non issue as pedestrian by the Senate.

The Senate promulgated the laws under which he operates, why is it so difficult for them to invoke their own law setting up the Customs to deal with the issue rather than all the playing to the gallery as we have so far seen.

I have not heard any of the throats bursting senators make any reference to any law or guidelines that the DG of Customs has flouted by his refusal to wear uniform

I believe that is not too much for them to refer themselves and the citizens to the relevant laws or regulations. They should invoke the law rather than distracting the Customs from doing its work.
Enough of the comedy.

-Babatunde K. Ogala

foolish man

blackHAZE:


I wish to refer all those who have been commenting on the Custom Uniform debate to take time out to read Sections 1-4 of the Nigerian Customs Service Board Act which creates the Nigerian Customs Service Board and the constitution thereof as well as the Customs and Excise Management Act to appreciate the time wasting exercise of the Senate that has unfortunately distracted itself from the main substance of the issue which is the retroactive policy on payment of duties on vehicles and has concentrated on a time wasting , pedestrian and non issue of wearing uniforms by the CG.

I am still waiting for anyone including the Senate to refer us to any general policy guidelines made by the Nigerian Customs Service Board that prescribes that the CG must wear uniforms.

In fact by the provisions of Section 2 of the Act, anybody can be appointed as CG including a person seconded from any arm of the Civil Service . It doesn't have to be a career officer.

And do our Senators and all know that the duties of the Board under the Customs and Excise Act are in two parts?

Do they know what the Excise duties entail?

Do they know that border and port control and duties assessment and collection are only an integral part of the functions of the service?

Do they know that it also has inspectorate responsibilities over factories and industrial complexes?

Do they know it has powers over some elements of aviation with powers to even impound ships and aircrafts?

Do they know that it also must grant licences for the production of spirits and beers?

Do they know that No brewery or distillery can manufacture beer or spirits in Nigeria without licence from the Board of Customs?

Are they aware that It also has powers to make regulations regulating the manufacture of Tobacco .?

And above all, about half of its work force doesn't even wear uniforms especially those on Excise duties.

The CG is therefore not an enforcement officer alone, but also a regulator and licencing body.

He is not obliged by law to wear uniform.

Please let us support our assertions with the law setting up the Customs and Excise and its functions.

Which law prescribes that anybody in the Customs should wear uniforms. As Comptroller General, he is the Vice Chairman of the Board and Finance Minister is the Chairman. Would she also wear uniform?

He is not obliged to wear uniform because his schedule of duties does not require him to so do. Neither can he be compelled to do so.

The Senate is misdirected in this case. Instead of facing the real issue of the retroactive directive on duty payment for imported cars, they are here busy chasing inanities and leaving the substance.

They will come out bruised.

Dr Olu Agunloye was Corp Marshal of FRSC, he didn't wear uniform to work. Roli Bode George as DG of NDLEA and her Executive Chairman don't wear uniform to work. She adorned it only occasionally out of choice and not because she was compelled or obliged to so do and for ceremonials.

Lanre Ipinmisho was DG of NDLEA and didn't wear uniform.

Retired AIG Oyakhilome was DG of NDLEA and didn't wear uniform.

Coming to Lagos, Retired Commissioner of Police Arebamen and Odubela were heads of LASTMA and AIG Chris Olakpe currently heads the agency .
None of them wore or wears uniform because the law didn't make it obligatory for them to wear it.

General Bamaiyi was Chairman of NDLEA, he didn't wear their uniform either. Neither did AIG Fulani Kwajafa.
The current DG too doesn't wear any uniform.
The pioneer Director of Customs, Mr Diyan and his predecessor didn't wear uniform too.
It was Dr Bello who was a Veterinary Surgeon before his appointment as DG who first wore the uniform . He was never in the Customs before his appointment.

They were all political appointees to the offices.

So why the hullabaloo about a non issue as pedestrian by the Senate.

The Senate promulgated the laws under which he operates, why is it so difficult for them to invoke their own law setting up the Customs to deal with the issue rather than all the playing to the gallery as we have so far seen.

I have not heard any of the throats bursting senators make any reference to any law or guidelines that the DG of Customs has flouted by his refusal to wear uniform

I believe that is not too much for them to refer themselves and the citizens to the relevant laws or regulations. They should invoke the law rather than distracting the Customs from doing its work.
Enough of the comedy.

-Babatunde K. Ogala

Baba weldon sir, I love this response . Are you a lawyer?

Dino shld behave like a mature senator na!not a kid like FKK.

lawbabs:


Nigerians wake up. The Senate is using diversionary tactics... what has uniform got to do with appearing before them. Their is something fishy. Obviously he has stepped on toe of one or more sinators, who wanted waiver for import of ostentatious goods...

Trust me they aren't reppping us. We should stand and unite against these thieves...

Or he has refused to share the Customs and Excise budget with the NASS.

Try and buttress your point for proper understanding. How?

We will lose more by having arrogant Ali in charge.

lawbabs:


Nigerians wake up. The Senate is using diversionary tactics... what has uniform got to do with appearing before them. Their is something fishy. Obviously he has stepped on toe of one or more sinators, who wanted waiver for import of ostentatious goods...

Trust me they aren't reppping us. We should stand and unite against these thieves...

its obvious. so u no read the story say e seize senate president's bullet proof Suv, in january, for fake papers/ not paying proper duty payment?

lawbabs:


Nigerians wake up. The Senate is using diversionary tactics... what has uniform got to do with appearing before them. Their is something fishy. Obviously he has stepped on toe of one or more sinators, who wanted waiver for import of ostentatious goods...

Trust me they aren't reppping us. We should stand and unite against these thieves...

They surely don't care about us. It is about them. So if you believe the Senate is working for us...wake up from your sleep.

No be Dino's fault, i blame those that elected him as a senator. In the city of the blind, a one eye man is always the king.

Some naive Nigerians are busy hailing senators for moving against impounding of vehicles. little did they know that, the senators are fighting their own personal fight.

We've lost more money to the NASS than Dino is trying to make the world believe the Customs did

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Ali is trouble ooo! Senator Melaye has come against him fully on social media ...I bet you it is fight to finish

Nusaf:
Rubbish.

Dino, just get ready, EFCC is compiling some documents. Lost, trillion. Go and say that to the liepods, they will help you propagate anything related to lies.

BMC

lawbabs:


Which agency discovered the pump action after it was cleared? Is it not same custom. Didn't they track down their officers, who cleared it? In the past, they would have sneaked into the country without being noticed.

On revenue slump, u should know that Dino is only whipping sentiment. Reasons for revenue slump is neither here nor there... in a time when Naira has fallen fast, how many people are importing. Only exporters benefit from devalued currency.

Rise above sentiments and question every motive of your SINators, who are not representing you!

Thank you.

In addition, how will the revenue not slump when people, like Saraki, are devaluing their goods and faking import papers to avoid paying appropriate duties on them?

GavelSlam:
Dino must take everyone to be a fool.

but you will hameed ali as reason when he is propagating lies about sarrki

lawbabs:


Nigerians wake up. The Senate is using diversionary tactics... what has uniform got to do with appearing before them. Their is something fishy. Obviously he has stepped on toe of one or more sinators, who wanted waiver for import of ostentatious goods...

Trust me they aren't reppping us. We should stand and unite against these thieves...

What's the big deal in wearing a uniform? Abi the uniform go bite am?