The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday told the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation that the Ministry of Aviation approved the controversial purchase of the N255m bulletproof cars for Ms Stella Oduah. The Director of Aerodrome in the NCAA, Mr. Joyce
Nkem-Akonam, made this known during the
committee’s public sitting in Abuja. Nkem-Akonam, who handled the transaction as
the acting managing director of the NCAA, had
made spirited efforts to defend the purchase. He told the committee members that since “Leased
financing, not direct financing, was adopted to
procure the vehicles,” the agency breached no
law. When asked if leased financing was not a
commitment that the NCAA would still pay for the
vehicles, he said it did not mean that it was extra-
budgetary spending. Facing a barrage of questions from the committee
members, he later said the NCAA got approval
from the Aviation ministry. • BPE faults NCAA, says it wasn’t contacted But, the Bureau for Public Procurement faulted him
when it disputed the claim that the contract for the
cars followed due process. An official of the BPP, who represented the
Director-General, Mr. Ayo Aderigbigbe, told the
committee that no ministry had powers to approve
any expenditure above N100m...BUSTED

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