The last has not been heard of the faceoff between the senate and the
Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service NCS, Hameed Ali, as the
senate today maintained its position that the Customs boss must appear before
it dressed in his uniform as a Customs officer.
The senate has invited him to appear before the house tomorrow dressed
in his uniform to explain the agency's new vehicle duty policy where owners of
old cars are expected to pay duty if their importers failed to pay when they
were brought into the country.
Hameed who has never worn the Customs uniform since he was appointed in
August 2015, had in an interview last week said he would not be wearing any
uniform as he was not appointed to be wearing Uniform.
A letter written to the senate notifying them of his inability to
honor their invitation tomorrow, was read at plenary by Senate President
Bukola Saraki this morning. Hameed says he would be attending the NCSC
meeting tomorrow. After reading the letter and hearing the opinion of his
colleagues, Saraki insisted that Ali must appear before the house tomorrow dressed
in his uniform.
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