Browsing: Colonel Hameed Ali

Saraki was accused of not paying duties on a Jeep he imported

And neither can he compare himself to the great Halidu Hananiya, who retired as a Major General in the Nigerian Army and yet who proudly wore the uniform of the Federal Road Safety Corps after being appointed as the head of that agency

Abdullahi, who is the spokesperson of the Senate, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja

Highly authoritative The Punch newspaper quoted Saraki as having spoken with the TV Continental on the twin issues

Ali came in mufti contrary to the directive by the Senate

Customs officials locked up their gates on sighting the protesters, forcing the protesters to drop a copy of their protest letter at the gate before leaving

The call was made during a press conference organised by AMDON on Wednesday in Abuja

This order followed Ali’s letter to the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and read to the Senators during plenary session on Wednesday

The members of the House, who spoke under matters of public national interest, submitted that it was necessary to summon the state Controller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, over the activities of NCS officials in the state

Ali was invited by the Senate over the controversial motor duty mooted by the NCS

he decision to put the implementation on hold was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Joseph Attah, on Wednesday morning

Rather than its position that all vehicles that did not pay appropriate duties must do so with a rebate, the Service, according to a report by reputable THISDAY newspaper, has said not all vehicles will be subjected to the new payment

Ali made his position known in a letter to the Senate

This was revealed on Monday

The Senate had ordered him to appear before it on March 15 in his official uniform as a customs officer

The Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Jerry Attah, said this on Friday in Lagos

The NCS restated its resolve to go ahead with the payment of the duty on old vehicles a day after the Senate ordered that the process should be stopped

This is in contrast to goods valued at N122.28 million seized by the unit in January

The Senate also directed the Comptroller-General of the service, Colonel Hameed Ali (retd), to appear before its Committee on Customs and Excise to explain essence of the circular he passed regarding the policy to the Nigerian public

Sagay spoke at the opening of a two-day national dialogue on corruption organised by PACAC in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President