N250m cars: Reps order probe of Aviation Minister

N250m cars: Reps order probe of
Aviation Minister
on october 22, 2013 at 3:31 pm in news
*C’ttee to submit report within 168hrs
By Emman Ovuakporie and Levinus Nwabuhiogu
ABUJA – MORE troubles for Minister of
Aviation,Princess Stella Oduah as the House of
Representatives,Tuesday, mandated the House
Committee on Aviation to investigate the alleged
purchase of bullet proof BMW cars valued at
N250milion.
The Committee on Aviation was specifically
instructed to submit the report of its findings within
168 hours,one week, to the House for further
deliberations.
This development was sequel to a motion brought to
the floor of the House by Rep Samson Osagie, APC
under matters of National Importance and seconded
by Rep Sehu Gusau,APC representing Zamfara
state .
Osagie had asserted in the motion that
Investigations into,the purchase of $1.6million
bullet proof BMW cars by the Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority ( NCAA) for Honourable Minister of
Aviation, pursuant to Section 88 of the Constitution
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 ( as
amended) has become mandatory.
The Edo legislator further explained that” given the
poverty and unemployment ravaging our dear nation
and its people , it will be absurd, unthinkable and
indeed unpatriotic for an agency of government to
connive with its political head to incur such an
expenditure simply for the comfort and safety of
one public officer”.
Osagie said that “over the past four weeks,the
nation has been inundated with the news of the
purchase of $1.6m BMW bullet proof cars by the
NCAA for the Hon. Minister of Aviation, Princess
Stella Adah Oduah”.
He observed that “the furore generated by the said
matter have left tongues wagging as the sincerity
and objectivity of this administration’s stand on fight
against corruption as again re- emphasized by Mr.
President’s nationwide broadcast on October 1st
2013″.