The Senate
on Thursday walked out Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service,
Hameed Ali, from the Red chamber over his failure to wear his uniform as
resolved.The Customs CG had appeared before the Senate in a white caftan to
address the lawmakers on the Customs decision to introduce vehicles duty on
cars already in use.
The Deputy
Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, threw the first punch at Ali when he asked
him why he refused to wear his uniform as demanded by the Senate.
The Customs
CG in response disclosed that there is no place in the law that mandated him to
wear the uniform while performing his duty as the Customs CG and also there was
nowhere in the letter inviting him that said he should wear any uniform while
coming to the Senate.
However,
many senators who spoke on the floor said that the Customs CG can only address
the Senate if he puts on the uniform of the Customs.
The motion
to send the Customs CG away was moved by Senator Gorge Sekibo.
It was
seconded by Senator Barnabas Gemade.
They said
Ali must come next week Wednesday in his uniform for the conversation on the
issue of duty on old vehicles.
(Newshelm)
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