The Nigerian Senate has declared Nigeria Customs Service boss Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.) unfit to hold a public office and ultimately demanded his resignation as Customs boss.
The senate resolved that Ali should resign his post after he again failed to appear before the
lawmakers as directed by the upper house of legislature on Thursday, March 16.
The senate also declared Ali unfit to hold public office and condemned a letter written by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF).
Malami in the letter told the lawmakers that the comptroller-general could not appear before the lawmakers because the matter of his uniform was in court.
Leading the debate, Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi West said the letter was an affront to the legislature.
He said: "What we heard from the attorney general is an insult.
" How can the attorney-general that we screened in the House tell us how to carry out our duties? This is the first time in the history of black Africa that the attorney-general is telling the Senate what to do.
"This is not an injunction but a mere court process by a third party that ran to court and the attorney-general wants us to stop our work.
"Our rule says that a matter which is already in court cannot be discussed here but not that a matter that is on our floor and an individual quickly ran to court … haba!"
Melaye also noted that based on the provisions of the Customs Act and the Pension Reforms Act 2004, Ali was too old to hold a public office because he was above 60 years and had worked in public service for over 35 years.
The senate resolved that Ali should resign his post after he again failed to appear before the
lawmakers as directed by the upper house of legislature on Thursday, March 16.
The senate also declared Ali unfit to hold public office and condemned a letter written by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF).
Malami in the letter told the lawmakers that the comptroller-general could not appear before the lawmakers because the matter of his uniform was in court.
Leading the debate, Senator Dino Melaye of Kogi West said the letter was an affront to the legislature.
He said: "What we heard from the attorney general is an insult.
" How can the attorney-general that we screened in the House tell us how to carry out our duties? This is the first time in the history of black Africa that the attorney-general is telling the Senate what to do.
"This is not an injunction but a mere court process by a third party that ran to court and the attorney-general wants us to stop our work.
"Our rule says that a matter which is already in court cannot be discussed here but not that a matter that is on our floor and an individual quickly ran to court … haba!"
Melaye also noted that based on the provisions of the Customs Act and the Pension Reforms Act 2004, Ali was too old to hold a public office because he was above 60 years and had worked in public service for over 35 years.
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