The Nigerian Senate has declared the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.) unfit to hold a public office and immediately demanded his resignation as customs boss.

The senate has concluded that Ali should quit his post after he refused to appear before the lawmakers for the second time as instructed by the upper house of legislature on Thursday, March 16, 2017.

Senators maintained that Ali's snubbed the instruction given to him because of the letter the Senate’s clerk received from the office of the attorney-general of federation, Abubakar Malami demanding the lawmakers to forget Ali’s case for now because the matter was in court amounted to interference in its duties.

Senator Dino Melaye, who was leading the debate said the letter was an insult.

Senator Melaye said: "What we heard from the attorney general is an insult.

"How can the attorney general that we screened in the House tell us how to carry out our duty. This is the first time in the history of black Africa that the attorney general is telling the Senate what to do.

"This is not an injunction but a mere court process by a third party that ran to court and the attorney general wants us to stop our work.

"Our rule says that a matter is already in court cannot be discussed here but not that a matter on our floor, an individual quickly ran to court … haba!"

Melaye also said that based on the provisions of the Customs Act and the Pension Reforms Act, Ali was too old to hold a public office because he was above 60 years old and had already worked in public service for over 35 years.

The Senator said: "Hameed Ali is above 60. He is not qualified to hold the position of the Customs comptroller general.

"Abaribe moved that Ali be declared unfit and told to resign."

Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe agreed. He argued that "Lest we forget" Customs made a detestable policy, it was in this process that the Senate asked Ali to explain his policy.

Another Senator claimed that the enemies of Nigeria's progress are working against the President Buhari-led administration by giving him bad advices.

"The enemies of Nigeria are in the presidency. They are trying to distract the president from doing his job. They are giving him the wrong advices and throwing obstacles in his way in order to disrupt his administration.

"For instance when the President went on vacation for about 49 days, there were no Boko Haram attacks but immediately he returned, they have started the attacks again to distract the president."

Following all the opinions and resolutions, the Senate also moved to send the attorney-general a warning letter to cease from meddling with legislative matters.

Another motion was moved to pass the Senate's resolution to the House of Representatives for synchronization.

http://www.tellforceblog.com/2017/03/breaking-senate-declares-ali-unfit-to.html

O @NGRsenate, hear. Your king, the emperor, has given Ali the powers that surpasses thee. Indeed, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, so has thy king covered Ali.

O people, hear and live.

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Land grabber above me

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I think something is wrong somewhere, perhaps misunderstanding, this same Col. Ali was said to have generated urge returns as a controller general of customs ever, perhaps his strict decision must have taken him down.


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See who is declaring one unfit to hold public office.... Are they themselves fit ? SMH

Upon all your ranting, The sanate have no power to sack Ali.

Shame on them.

Its very irritating that most of those senators that knows nothing about how law works are the same making noise around. What are the qualification of those senators to interpret law to an Anthony General of the federation?

If Saraki who was accused of declaring heaven and earth as his own in his asset form didn't resign, why will Ali with no such crimes resign?

So they have moved from Ali must wear uniform to Ali is too old to held public office.

Shameless idiots Senators, only fighting when the law directly affect them.

divinehand2003:
If Saraki didn't resign, why will Ali resign?

I wonder o

Guys, jokes apart and sentiment apart, that guy is not just fit. He is being stubborn. And he is making nonsense and mockery of our Senate. I don't blame him, I blame Mr President who could not chose someone from the custom to head the customs.

Ali thought this is sambisa forest, Na custom be this Na.

Let them declare him wanted as they promised na

peteregwu:
Guys, jokes apart and sentiment apart, that guy is not just fit. He is being stubborn. And he is making nonsense and mockery of our Senate. I don't blame him, I blame Mr President who could not chose someone from the custom to head the customs.

Ali thought this is sambisa forest, Na custom be this Na.

He is not making mockery of the Senate, rather the Senate are making mockery of themselves, by not knowing there limitation.

They are to make law, and not enforcing law