Hammed Ali
| Hammed Ali | |
|---|---|
| Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service | |
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Assumed office August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Abdullahi Dikko |
| Administrator of Kaduna State | |
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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
- ↑ "Buhari appoints SGF, Chief of Staff, others". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ↑ The news, Volume 11, Issues 1-11. Independent Communications Network Ltd. 1998. p. 25.
- ↑ "Three journalists arrested". International Freedom of Expression eXchange. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ↑ "Attacks On The Media In October 1997". Media Rights Agenda. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "AREWA Youth jettisoned quest for a Northern Presidency" (PDF). The Guardian. June 5, 2006. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ↑ Dapo Olufade & Emeka Mamah (September 6, 2005h). "Arewa Faults Obasanjo on Rift with Atiku.". Vanguard. Retrieved 2010-05-27.