HAMEED ALI BOYCOTTS PUBLIC HEARING ON CUSTOMS AND EXCISE REPEAL BILL
Speaker of the House of Representatives , Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, monday tongue lashed the Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, for boycotting the public hearing on a bill to repeal the Customs and Excise management Act of 2014. A visibility angry Gbajabiamila expressed his displeasure over the apparent nonchalance of the Customs boss in his non appearance at the public hearing said it was totally unacceptable. The Speaker said ' this public hearing is more important than any event which may have prevented him from the public hearing. I had to delay the resumption of plenary to be physically present with you' , said.
He explained that the bill when passed would reposition the Nigeria Customs Service in tandem with international best practices and make the Service more resul...