In the letter which was read on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday by the clerk of the Senate, the CG said he has a meeting to attend on Wednesday, hence his inability to answer the Senate’s summon.
The rifles were handed over to Director of the Lagos State DSS Command, Betty Adoki, who represented the DSS Director-General, Lawal Daura, at the Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Ikeja command of the NCS on Friday.
The Senate was irked by the insistence of the Customs to continue with the policy in spite of a resolution by the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday that the plan be put on hold.
The service said it had made some adjustments to the policy and believes that the senate would give its endorsement, especially after the Comptroller General meets the lawmakers to explained the details.
Sagay said that the NDDC recently took delivery of 70 vehicles, including 8 Super Lexus Jeeps valued at N78 million each and 10 Land cruisers worth N63 million each
The federal government has denied reports that ‘plastic rice’ was being sold in the country, days after the Nigerian Customs Service said it has confiscated 2.5 tonnes of suspected plastic rice.
