dridowu: Each of the two armoured BMW 760 Li cars bought for the Minister for Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority is more expensive than the British Prime Minister, David Cameron’s car.

While Oduah’s cars go for $800,000 (about N127.5m) each, Cameron’s armoured Jaguar XJ X351 car costs £200,000 (about N52m).

The aviation minister’s media aide had said the cars, manufactured in Germany in 2008, were acquired “in response to the clear and imminent threat to her personal security and life.”

An online news portal, Sahara Reporters, reported that the NCAA paid about $1.6m (about N255m) for just two pieces, which was enough to buy eight pieces of same BMW model and spec elsewhere.

Cameron’s Jaguar car, according to Daily Mail, “is specially modified for carrying Cameron and contains many features to stop a potential terrorist attack.”

Even at the N52m-price, Cameron’s car reportedly has more sophisticated features, including special bullet and bomb-proof security armour, run-flat tyres, bullet proof glass and a self-contained oxygen supply.

To prove that the price of Oduah’s cars might have been inflated, Sahara Reporters reported that Vista BMW in Florida, United States of America, sold a fully armoured BMW 760 Li car built to withstand AK 47-7.62×39 ammo and lower calibre weapons, for only $162,195 (about N26m).

Similarly, the armoured car ballistic division of the International Armouring Corporation in Utah, USA, said the cars could have been sold for $200,000 (about N32m) each, shipping to Nigeria inclusive.

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chukwudi44:

Ode so we should wait for britis pm to use a car before using? Smh for your inferiority complex.As long as the car price was not inflated there is no big deal here

Sunny_bobo: Probably because Oduah faces more threat to her life than the British PM.

Just like an average Nigerian will spend more fortifying his house by way of burglary proof while an average Brit doesn't install burglary proof except in areas populated by Nigerians like Peckham.

carzola: And you expect this poo to smell its way to front page. #smh#

Derimius: Hasn't it already been clarified that the car belongs to the NCAA and not Stella Oduah?

https://www.nairaland.com/1483972/ncaa-bought-n225m-cars-operations

This desperation is becoming too obvious, and quite frankly, too embarrassing.

subnormal: @kenGali the price quoted by NCAA is still almost double what is in the link. Let's say it costs euro5k to ship and clear each vehicle that brings the cost to 409k euros each. Still way below what was quoted....

FreeGlobe:
and check out the people and sources peddling the news. The same usual suspects

chukwudi44:

Ode so we should wait for britis pm to use a car before using? Smh for your inferiority complex.As long as the car price was not inflated there is no big deal here

Symphony007: I've not commented on this issue since it started because i'm a little stunned at how politizied and tribal it has gone. Can't we just come to an agreement that in a country where a majority of nigerians are poor, hungry, lack water, healthcare,education, jobs,etc. It is an insult to them for it's government to spend such an amount of money to buys cars for an aviation minister, it's just so sad. We can be here arguing politics and tribe what the poor nigerian kid is the opportunity cost of all this wastage. And this is not just about stella oduah. It's about every politician or government administrator all around nigeria.

Every body in rivers state does'nt have access to clean and affordable water supply but gov. Ameachi bought a 50 million jet. That was insane. All around the country the people are being stolen from and we are here being partisan and tribal. Take a drive to makoko, or ajegunle or any slum in nigeria and look into the eyes of one kid whoes life the money used to buy these would have changed and justify them to him or her. Somethings are they political or tribal, it's just common sense.

Sunny_bobo: Probably because Oduah faces more threat to her life than the British PM.

Just like an average Nigerian will spend more fortifying his house by way of burglary proof while an average Brit doesn't install burglary proof except in areas populated by Nigerians like Peckham.

Onlytruth: I hear that the British PM flies public airlines. Has ANY Nigeria president EVER flown on public airlines?
This lynch mob conspiracy against Stella Odua should stop.

Sunny_bobo: Probably because Oduah faces more threat to her life than the British PM.

Just like an average Nigerian will spend more fortifying his house by way of burglary proof while an average Brit doesn't install burglary proof except in areas populated by Nigerians like Peckham.

subnormal: @kenGali the price quoted by NCAA is still almost double what is in the link. Let's say it costs euro5k to ship and clear each vehicle that brings the cost to 409k euros each. Still way below what was quoted....

subnormal: @kenGali the price quoted by NCAA is still almost double what is in the link. Let's say it costs euro5k to ship and clear each vehicle that brings the cost to 409k euros each. Still way below what was quoted....

geeez: There's obviously a bigger threat to her life (which was never reported to the police or SSS) that there is to the British PM's life

FreeGlobe:
would you like a brain? lunatic. You want to compare security levels of both nations. fool

FreeGlobe:
would you like a brain? lunatic. You want to compare security levels of both nations. fool

eggheaders:


Why not compare the poverty level of both nation in relation to the remuneration of political office holders. So times I wonder if it's sawdust that filled of the skulls of androids like you.

FreeGlobe:
would you like a brain? lunatic. You want to compare security levels of both nations. fool