AVIATION SCANDAL: House Report Demands Oduah’s Sack!

Indicts Okonjo-Iweala, Coscharis, ex-NCAA DG
The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has recommended the removal of Minister of Aviation Stella Oduah over extra-budgetary spending including the purchase of N255 million bulletproof cars, DailyTrust can report.
The 2013 budget approved N240 million for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the purchase of 27 vehicles, but Oduah raised it to N643 million for 54 vehicles including two bulletproof cars
A copy of the report seen by our reporters yesterday indicted Oduah for ‘violating the law’ by approving expenditure above the ministerial threshold of N100 million.
Oduah was grilled last Thursday by the aviation committee over monetary approvals for the purchase of cars by the NCAA including two armoured cars allegedly for her use.
The minister is also to appear before the Senate committee on aviation today over the same matter.

President Jonathan Runs Away From Stella Oduah In Israel?

Information reaching BRAINY BLOG from Israel are pretty sensational. A top source who is part of the team in Israel disclosed that the embattled minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, had thought that it was going to be a tea party between she and President Goodluck Jonathan in Israel.However, she was disappointed when all her efforts to get a one-on-one meeting with President Jonathan is not granted as the president left a particular location while she was still outside waiting to see him. Stella Oduah is now using Governors Peter Obi and Godswill Akpabio to beg Jonathan in Israel...

N225m Car Scandal: Nigeria Aviation Minister Stella Oduah Tells Her Own Side Of The Story

The President, Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday issued a query to Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, asking her to explain her role in the purchase of the N255m bullet proof cars.The minister who is already facing separate probe panels set up by the President and National Assembly has written Mr President to explain her side of the story.
In her response, the minister said procurement of the cars followed due process and was provided for in the NCAA 2013 budget.
See her defence inside titled - Executive summary on the procurement of NCAA operational vehicles.