Senate vs Hameed Ali: APC seeks to broker Peace
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Following the imbroglio between the upper chamber and the Customs bboss, the National WorkÂing Committee (NWC) of the rulÂing All Progressives ConÂgress (APC) has disclosed its decision to wade in.The Senate and Ali have been engulfed in serious disÂagreement over the agency’s decision to impose an inspection order on used Nigerian cars, leadÂing to the Senates deciÂsion to invite the Customs boss to appear before it wearing Customs uniÂform, an attire Col Ali I yet to wear since he was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.This got ugly sometime last week when the Senate walked the Custom’s chief out of its presence upon the latter’s failure to appear without the much talked about uniform. The house insisted he appears before it toÂday on uniform while Col Ali insisted there was no law binding him to do so.But in a move to reconÂcile the factions, the APC in a statement issued yesterday by its national Publicity Secretary, MalÂlam Bolaji Abdulahi statÂed that it will intervene and settle the controÂversy amicably, stressing that the APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun will lead a deleÂgation of the NWC peace mission to visit the leadÂership of the Senate and leading stakeholders of the APC to settle the rift.“The All Progressives Congress (APC) has keenly observed the conÂtroversy that has trailed the invitation extendÂed to the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali (rtd) by the Senate.“We have watched the issues with growing conÂcern and the expectaÂtions that they would be resolved in a manner that would be agreeable to all the parties involved.“However, we wish to state that at this point, we have found it necesÂsary to intervene. AcÂcordingly, the National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun will lead the party’s peace misÂsion to the Leadership of the National AssemÂbly and the concerned party member. We are confident that the party’s effort to broker peace would resolve the matÂter amicably,” the party stated. Discover more from NewsBreakers
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