President
Muhammadu Buhari may take sides with the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria
Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), in his ongoing face-off with the
Senate over his failure to wear his uniform, according to Punch.
Senators
had on Thursday attacked Ali for honouring their invitation without wearing a
uniform.
They,
therefore, asked him to return on Wednesday in the complete Customs uniform.
But
one of Punch correspondents gathered on Saturday that the position of the
Presidency on the disagreement is that no law compels Ali to wear a uniform.
The
source added that the government’s stand is that there is a clear separation of
powers among the three arms of government.
He
said the position of the Presidency was that lawmakers could not make laws and
enforce the laws themselves.
“The
AGF has advised that no law compels a political appointee to wear any uniform.
And again, the legislature makes laws, but they don’t have the power to enforce
those laws,” the source said.
When
contacted on the face-off on Saturday, the Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, directed one of Punch
correspondents to the Public Relations Officer of the NCS.
When
asked if the CG would heed the Senate’s order on Wednesday, the Public
Relations Officer of NCS, Mr. Joseph Attah, said Ali would do the appropriate
thing.
“I
am confident the CG will do the appropriate thing. Thank you,” he stated.
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