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I'm not employed to wear uniform, Customs boss Ali dares Senate

Following comments made by Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress’ change agenda had been derailed because of the negative impact of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in the administration, the APC has dismissed his comments as not representative of the party’s position, while the PDP has accused him of talking “rubbish”.

While dismissing Ali’s claims, the PDP wondered why the APC and Ali would condemn the same people whose help it enlisted to win the 2015 election, saying “You can’t have your cake and eat it. It is not possible”.

Spokesperson for the PDP, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, stated the position of the party in an interview with the Punch in Abuja on Saturday, with Bolaji Abdullahi, National Publicity Secretary of the APC, also providing the party’s response.

The APC disowned Ali, saying the views expressed by the Customs boss were personal and far from being a reality.

Abdullahi said, “Hameed Ali is not the party (APC) and his opinion does not represent that of the party nor does it reflect the true situation with Nigerians in general and majority of party members in particular.”

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On the PDP’s part, Adeyeye said, “He (Ali) is talking rubbish. First and foremost, those he is referring to as PDP members are no longer members of our party. The moment you leave the PDP and join the APC, you lose our party membership.

“The Buhari government used them to win election, to form government and also form the majority in the National Assembly. Tell me, how are they now PDP members? More than three quarter of their so-called governors were members of the PDP.

“Members of the kitchen cabinet were never members of the PDP. You can’t have your cake and eat it. It is not possible. Once you leave the PDP and join the APC, you have become a saint. If these people have become saints within the APC, why is Ali complaining?

“If you look at those working with the President, I mean members of his cabal, none of them was a member of the PDP.

“They are members of the so-called APC who came from all sorts of political parties. And have never been able to run the government effectively.

“So, instead of Ali to accept that the APC government is a complete failure, he is looking for excuses that are not there. APC is indeed a complete failure, always looking ahead to blame the PDP for its failures.

“They have no plans, no programme for Nigerians. It is a group of desperadoes who want power at all cost. They ran the economy aground. They have destroyed the lives of individuals and have soiled their own hands. Nothing is working in the while country.”

 

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  1. Animashaun Ayodeji

    October 30, 2017 at 12:44 pm

    Ali only brought shame to APC with that his rootless statement, giving the PDP change to wag their tongue

    • Balarabe musa

      October 31, 2017 at 3:26 am

      Don’t mind him, baba buhari must caution all his appointees to guide their utterances

  2. Abeni Adebisi

    October 30, 2017 at 12:47 pm

    They PDP can say whatever they want, the fact remains that the party was the genesis of all bad things happening in Nigeria, because it saw them coming but couldn’t give solution

    • Anita Kingsley

      October 30, 2017 at 12:48 pm

      It isn’t very unfair to blame APC’s failure on PDP, PDP has left power over 2 years ago

  3. Anita Kingsley

    October 30, 2017 at 12:51 pm

    It’s unfortunate Alibis yet to have the required sense for speaking on political issues. How will his children feel about this senseless comments of his?

  4. JOHNSON PETER

    October 31, 2017 at 2:57 am

    It’s just so unfortunate for this Apc government that their party members even condemn their ways of governing, I am not surprised with Ali’s own, after all, Aisha buhari herself spoke of the misfortune in her husband’s government, mama taraba did not hide her feelings as well, Atiku and now Ali, Apc lifespan is coming to an end soon.

    • yanju omotodun

      October 31, 2017 at 3:39 am

      He is not afraid of being sacked

  5. yanju omotodun

    October 31, 2017 at 3:39 am

    Ali has said nothing but the truth

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