Hammed Ali

Hammed Ali
Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service
Assumed office
August 2015
Preceded by Abdullahi Dikko
Administrator of Kaduna State
In office
22 August 1996  August 1998
Preceded by Lawal Jafaru Isa
Succeeded by Umar Farouk Ahmed
Personal details
Born 15 January 1955 (age 60)
Bauchi, Nigeria
Military service
Service/branch Nigerian Army
Rank Colonel

Hammed Ibrahim Ali (born January 15, 1955) is a retired Nigerian Army Colonel and current Comptroller General of The Nigerian Customs Service. He was appointed to the Comptroller General position by President Muhammadu Buhari on August 27, 2015. [1] Col. Ali served as Military Administrator of Kaduna State, Nigeria (August 1996 - August 1998) during the military regime of General Sani Abacha[2] He is married to one wife and has 4 children. As governor, in October 1997 he sacked about 30,000 striking civil servants in Kaduna State, and detained 18 local government chairmen.[3] A journalist who reported on the sackings was allegedly arrested, severely beaten, then taken to the Government House and further tortured.[4] The story published in Tempo Magazine was entitled “Goodbye Justice”. The story was later discredited and proven to be false.[5]

After retirement, he became Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum, a northern lobbying group, and a supporter of Major General Muhammadu Buhari in his bid to run for president.[6] In June 2006 Ali stated that the North would regain the presidency in 2007.[7] He supported Vice President Atiku Abubakar's comments to the effect that president Olusegun Obasanjo would honour his pledge to vacate office in 2007.[8]

References

  1. "Buhari appoints SGF, Chief of Staff, others". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  3. The news, Volume 11, Issues 1-11. Independent Communications Network Ltd. 1998. p. 25.
  4. "Three journalists arrested". International Freedom of Expression eXchange. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  5. "Attacks On The Media In October 1997". Media Rights Agenda. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  6. Ali M. Ali (2003-01-1). "Four Ex-military Govs Pledge Support for Buhari". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-05-27. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. "AREWA Youth jettisoned quest for a Northern Presidency" (PDF). The Guardian. June 5, 2006. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  8. Dapo Olufade & Emeka Mamah (September 6, 2005h). "Arewa Faults Obasanjo on Rift with Atiku.". Vanguard. Retrieved 2010-05-27.


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