According to Premium Times, the Senate
has called for the resignation of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria
Customs Service, Hameed Ali.
The lawmakers said on Wednesday
that Mr. Ali was not fit to hold public office.
The call follows Mr. Ali’s
decision not to appear before the lawmakers in uniform on Wednesday as directed
by the Senate.
The Customs boss told reporters on
Tuesday that his decision not to appear was based on legal advice after a
Nigerian filed a case in court seeking the interpretation of a Customs law on
uniform for the Comptroller-General.
The Senate on Wednesday rejected
the letter by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, asking
the lawmakers to suspend discussion on Mr. Ali.
Mr. Malami’s letter was read by
the Clerk to the Senate at the plenary on Wednesday, just as the lawmakers
dissolved into committee of the whole to receive briefing from Mr. Ali.
Mr. Ali and the lawmakers have
been at loggerheads over a Customs policy on retrospective payment of customs
duty on vehicles.
Although the Customs Service has
since suspended the directive, the lawmakers still insisted Mr. Ali appears
before them in uniform. The retired army colonel has not worn the Customs
uniform since he was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
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