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The heads of two key federal agencies, Director-General of Department of State Service, DSS, Mr Lawal Daura and Director-General of Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Col Hameed Ali (retd), who are also close allies of President Muhammadu Buhari have been sparring over allegations and counter allegations of unprofessionalism and illegality.
According to Premium Times, the disagreement by the two officials appear to confirm insinuations of division among some leading lights of the Buhari administration.
The turf war stems from a letter written by Daura, to Mr. Buhari on September 8.
In the letter, the security chief accused the NCS, of introducing a $25,000 as new Temporary Import Permit, TIP, levy on each vessel that berths to discharge petroleum products in Nigeria.
Premium Times sighted correspondences revealing wrangling between Daura, a kinsman of the President, and Col Ali, an ally of Buhari.
The said levy, as Daura reported to the President, was illegal as it was not provided for on the PPRA template, not receipted, and could increase the cost of petrol by 56 kobo per litre.
A week after receiving the memo, Buhari forwarded it to Ali, demanding his “summary report of your considered view.”
In his response, Ali told the President that the DSS under Daura appeared to be more interested in smear campaign and personal vendetta than in thorough investigation and anti-corruption efforts of the administration.
Read More: Premium Times
According to Premium Times, the disagreement by the two officials appear to confirm insinuations of division among some leading lights of the Buhari administration.
The turf war stems from a letter written by Daura, to Mr. Buhari on September 8.
In the letter, the security chief accused the NCS, of introducing a $25,000 as new Temporary Import Permit, TIP, levy on each vessel that berths to discharge petroleum products in Nigeria.
Premium Times sighted correspondences revealing wrangling between Daura, a kinsman of the President, and Col Ali, an ally of Buhari.
The said levy, as Daura reported to the President, was illegal as it was not provided for on the PPRA template, not receipted, and could increase the cost of petrol by 56 kobo per litre.
A week after receiving the memo, Buhari forwarded it to Ali, demanding his “summary report of your considered view.”
In his response, Ali told the President that the DSS under Daura appeared to be more interested in smear campaign and personal vendetta than in thorough investigation and anti-corruption efforts of the administration.
Read More: Premium Times
