Senate Putting Customs Boss In Uniform (Photos)
Sparks look set to fly on Wednesday when Customs Comptroller-General, Colonel Hameed Alli (retired), has an appointment with the Senate that has directed that he appears in uniform. Signals indicate that like on previous occasions, he would refuse to obey the order to wear his uniform. He has also refused to withdraw Customs officers from the highways as the Senate demanded last week. Colonel Hameed Alli was unilaterally appointed by the President to head Customs. His appointment subjugated and compromised the usual career progression, through seniority, that was traditionally employed in picking the head of this major agency. Within and outside Customs, the retired Colonel is seen as one of the “tactless errors” committed by PMB. The Customs’ boss has not helped matters by his stubborn refusal to wear the uniform of the Comptroller-General of Customs, the post he holds. His excuse has been that as a former Military officer, he could not wear the Customs’ uniform. Following are some persons who do not belong to some military cum para-military bodies but who wear their uniforms by virtue of their role in those organisations.
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Colonel Hameed Alli
Ghana’s President John Mahama
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan
Nigeria’s President Shehu Shagari
Queen Elizabeth
