President Goodluck Jonathan will soon order relevant government agencies to investigate the purchase of two bulletproof vehicles for the Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah.

The vehicles valued at a whopping $1.6m (about N225m) were said to have been delivered to Oduah in August by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.

Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, in an interview with our correspondent on Friday said Jonathan would not shield the minister.

Gulak, however, said the President would not take a decision on the fate of the embattled minister based on media reports.

He said Jonathan’s decision would be based on verifiable facts, which could only be achieved when relevant government agencies investigate the matter.

The presidential aide said Jonathan would not hesitate to show anybody found guilty of corruption or impunity the way out of his government.

He assured Nigerians that the President was on top of the situation.

He did not, however, disclose when the President would order the probe. He also did not name the agencies that would probe the allegation.

Gulak said, “I can assure you that President Jonathan will not shield the minister or any government official for that matter if he receives information that is true.

“In this particular instance, the reports are in the media. But media reports are not enough to act on.

“The President is on top of the situation. He will direct appropriate authorities to investigate the matter.

“Anybody found wanting in terms of corruption or impunity, President Jonathan will not hesitate to show such person the way out of his government.

“The most important thing is that such decision must be based on facts as provided by appropriate government agencies that will investigate, not based on media reports.”

Some stakeholders in the aviation industry and civil society groups had on Thursday called on the nation’s anti-corruption agencies to investigate the matter.

donphilopus:
Anybody found wanting in terms of corruption or impunity, President Jonathan will not hesitate to show such person the way out of his government.

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luvmijeje:
Story!

donphilopus: Story! Story! Story

luvmijeje:
Once upon a time. *Waka to them*

chukwudi44: Gulag has just told you fools opening up 200 threads will never make her go so you idiats should better jump into the lagoon.

He did not, however, disclose when the President would order the probe. He also did not name the agencies that would probe the allegation.

Special Assistant to the President on Constitution and Legal matters, Barrister Ahmad Ali Gulag, today condemned what he described as “on line public lynching” of Minister of Aviation Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi over the purchase of two executive armoured car worth over N225million. Gulag stated “Mr President is satisfied with the good work of the aviation minister and the transformation of the aviation sector” Gulag added “the cars are not personal property of the Minister but that of the office of Aviation Minister, no cost is too high to protect public officers...

agbameta:


That was just yesterday....


Stella and her people dey change story everyday

Jonathan and his own people too dey change story everyday


Talk about crooked and habitual lairs..

President Goodluck Jonathan will soon order relevant government agencies to investigate the purchase of two bulletproof vehicles for the Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah

KenGali: All the same woe betide Jonathan if he dismisses another Innocent Igbo person for the penchants of the same people that wants his head on a platter of gold.
In the gust shall we then leave him to his fate in an evil wind gifted by those he seems to want to die to please or rather fear!
Fetus Odumegwu is still lingering in my mind.

nerodenero: Na poem you dey write?Does it really matter where a corruption leader comes from when he/she is found wanting?Leave ethnicity out of this and let the 'act of God madam' face the music.

FreeGlobe:
face which music? music from the south west? you must be baba suwa. madam Stella dey kampe

otokx: @Kengali

Festus got tired and resigned; GEJ did not sack him

Was the purchase of those armoured BMW included in the budget approved by the National Assembly and at what costs?

gbadexy: I don't know what the probe is about.
Is it for the cost or for abusing the power of her office to coerce an agency into buying two expensive cars from its limited funds not covered in the budget.
Its just sheer wastefulness buying two of such vehicles.
I would have thought diezani madwueke and ngozi okonjo had more threats and required such security, I can't wrap •̸Ϟ•̸y minds on wanting to kill an aviation minister for rehabilitating airports, who stands to lose from her rehabilitation!