Nigeria House Of Reps To Probe Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah For N250 Million Naira Car Purchase
The Nigerian House of Representatives is to investigate the purchase of two official vehicles at the cost of N250 million for the Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, when it resumes tomorrow.
The inclination of the House is in the wake of fury in the two chambers of the National Assembly over the alleged purchase of the two armoured vehicles which the legislators claimed was not provided for in the 2013 budget. The two BMW vehicles were purchased for Mrs Oduah by the National Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, a parastatal under the supervision of the Ministry of Aviation.
While House members were livid over the purchase which they claimed as insensitive, senators were more circumspect even though one senator described the purchase as obscene.
Both chambers of the National Assembly are resuming from the Eid break tomorrow.
Spokesman for the House, Rep. Zakari Mohammed, said yesterday that the purchases could not have been endorsed in the 2013 budget & went on to say the House would launch an investigation into the issue after it resumes tomorrow.
“The House as soon as it resumes proceedings this week will unravel circumstances surrounding the purchase of those cars,” he told Vanguard in a telephone interview.
WHO DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE N250 MILLION PURCHASE?
Culled from Vanguard