Senate on Wednesday agreed to issue arrest warrant for the arrest of Nigerian Customs Service Comptroller, Hameed Ali.
This came on after the Comptroller failed to appear before the Senate upon invitation. The arrest warrant was targeted to bring Ali before the Senate on Thursday.
Though, He had letter to inform the Senate that he would not be able to appear because he was bereaved.
The customs boss had in recent time had series of altercation with the Senate after the senators said he (Ali) must appear before them dressed in a custom's uniform.
However, Ali, a retired Nigerian army colonel in his response said will not wear uniform as he was only appointed to work and reform the Nigeria Customs Service.
In his defence, Ali also said he cannot be mandated to wear customs' 'Khaki' as a retired senior officer of the Nigerian army, although this claim has been demystified by a former custom boss Bello Haliru.
Haliru in a recent interview said that wearing uniform as a comptroller general is part of the service's regulation.
He however, noted that he does not know the terms and conditions of the appointment of the current comptroller general of NCS.
This came on after the Comptroller failed to appear before the Senate upon invitation. The arrest warrant was targeted to bring Ali before the Senate on Thursday.
Though, He had letter to inform the Senate that he would not be able to appear because he was bereaved.
The customs boss had in recent time had series of altercation with the Senate after the senators said he (Ali) must appear before them dressed in a custom's uniform.
However, Ali, a retired Nigerian army colonel in his response said will not wear uniform as he was only appointed to work and reform the Nigeria Customs Service.
In his defence, Ali also said he cannot be mandated to wear customs' 'Khaki' as a retired senior officer of the Nigerian army, although this claim has been demystified by a former custom boss Bello Haliru.
Haliru in a recent interview said that wearing uniform as a comptroller general is part of the service's regulation.
He however, noted that he does not know the terms and conditions of the appointment of the current comptroller general of NCS.
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