N255m car scandal: Presidential panel indicts Stella Oduah

N255m car scandal: Presidential
panel indicts Stella Oduah
According to a report by Punch, the committee set
up by President Jonathan to probe the N255m
bulletproof car scandal in the aviation ministry has
indicted Aviation Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah.
It was gathered in Abuja on Sunday  that the
report of the presidential committee tallied
with some findings of the House of
Representatives Committee on Aviation on
the scandal. On December 19, 2013, the
House endorsed the report of its committee
and agreed that the minister breached the
2013 Appropriation Act.
It was learnt on Sunday that the panel, like
that of the House, also discovered that the
minister’s approval for the cars exceeded
the N100m limit.
A top government source, who disclosed this
to Punch on Sunday, said although the
committee indicted Oduah , it did not say
whether she should be sacked or not.
But sources told Punch that there was
every likelihood of the President using the
cabinet shake -up that would follow the
presentation of his ministerial list to the
National Assembly to relieve himself of
Oduah’s continued presence in his
government.