Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), says he will
not be honouring the invitation of the Senate tomorrow Wednesday March
22nd. Ali was asked to reappear before the senate tomorrow after he
failed to appear the house last Thursday in his uniform.
He was speaking to state house correspondents after a meeting with resident
Buhari today, Ali said he had a court case to attend to tomorrow and so
would not be available to appear before the senate.
A lawyer identified as Mohammed Ibrahim, had filed a suit at the Abuja
Division of the Fedral High Court against the Customs boss over his
refusal to wear the Customs uniform.
“The case is in court already. Somebody has sued us. I have gotten my
writ of summons and they said status quo ante should remain; which means
nothing should be done until the court makes a pronouncement. A private
individual sued all of us; he wants an interpretation of the section
that is in contention. I don’t want to talk so that I am not held in
contempt of court’’Ali said