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Customs chief Hameed Ali will not appear before the Senate today. Senators have been insisting that the Comptroller-General should appear “in uniform” to explain the planned enforcement of duty collection on old vehicles. Col. Ali told reporters in Abuja yesterday that he would stay away from the Senate in deference to a court order. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami also wrote to the Senate, urging it to suspend its invitation to the Customs CG because of the court matter.