Aviation minister Stella Oduah currently embroiled in a N255 million automobile purchase scandal said she did not at any point in time request for the said cars.
The minister, who as at the time of filing this report was still answering questions from the House of Representatives committee on Aviation, said though NCAA has needs for new operational vehicles, she insists the armoured cars were not meant for her but for foreign dignitaries.
“Nothing in the stated documents mentioned my name. I did not request for any vehicles. All I did was to approve the purchase, subject to the agency doing the needful. NCAA followed due process as required by law.
“The Federal ministry of aviation under my watch has always ensured we act in a prudent manner and under the ambit of the law” Oduah defended.
Oduah referred to the cars purchased as the “needs” of the NCAA in its quarterly budgeting.
“It is not true, cannot be true that NCAA bought bullet proof vehicles for honourable minister of aviation. My understanding is that what NCAA has done is to plan for its vehicle needs for the next three years under the Medium Term Expenditure Framework”.
She also took a swipe at numerous online publications saying their allegations were not substantiated but based on the “erroneous” comment of her aide who initially admitted to the alleged purchase.
Source:DailyTrust
