The Patriots Call For Immediate Sack Of Aviation Minister Stella Oduah For Corruption, Incompetence And Negligence
Posted: October 10, 2013 - 15:18
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By SaharaReporters, New York
The Patriots, a pro-Nigeria interest group, has demanded the immediate sacking of Stella Oduah as Minister of Civil Aviation.

In an analysis signed by Rose Ibebaku, the group said it wanted to sound “a serious note of warning to both the Presidency, the Legislature and all the high and mighty whose family and friends, constitutes the bulk of air transport passengers in Nigeria to wake up from their slumber and immediately reverse the unfolding ugly trend being spurned by [Mrs Oduah] by calling her to order.”

Outside that, it said, “More innocent bloods will be shed and Nigeria thrown into international embarrassment any moment from now as a result of unending breach of every aviation rules and ethics.”

Adding that “more dangers loom ahead if this is not checked,” the group called on President Jonathan to SACK THE MINISTER NOW.”

The Patriots accused allege that Mrs. Oduah is orchestrating the biggest fraud of the century and milking the Aviation parastatals dry all in the name of unsavoury transformation agenda.

Among others, Mrs. Oduah has recently instructed all the heads of Parastatals and Agencies under Aviation Ministry, as well as all Directors and Departmental Heads not to respond to invitations from any organ of the National Assembly on any issue, the group said, without first notifying her and obtaining written permission from her to honour such invitation.

They urged the Chairman, of the House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption, National Ethics and Values, as well as the EFCC, to re-open investigation into all contracts awarded under the Ministry’s airport remodeling exercise, adding, “Please when next you pass through any of the recently commissioned airports, take a more detailed look and you will notice how Nigerians have been short-changed.”

The Patriots further allege:

• The Madam Minister has instituted a monthly standing deduction order of about N158million each from the accounts of Aviation Agencies namely NAMA, NCAA and FAAN and other Agencies under her and remittance of same into a secret account solely run by her.

• The Minister recently ordered the three main Agencies (FAAN, NCAA and NAMA) to cough out millions of Naira to settle the bill of six (6) Sophisticated custom-built ballistic armoured BMW cars for her personal use (either for her failed Gubernatorial ambition campaign or for 2015 Neighbour- to-Neighbour presidential election campaign).

• Price Waters Coopers (PWC) has audited various aspects of four Agencies under the Ministry’s financial operations for at least 4 times. As we speak PWC staff, young boys and girls who have hardly graduated from university are on ground at the Parastatals offices since January this year to date looking for God knows what.

• The Minister usually fixes the audit fee to be paid by the Aviation Agencies to PWC for these phony consultancy audits at about 250million Naira each, totaling a whopping sum of One Billion Naira on each occasion for FAAN, NCAA, NAMA AND AIB.

• The Minister took her impunity to the highest level by employing over 2000 new staff to fill non-existing vacancies in all the Agencies under the Aviation Ministry…Ninety percent of these newly recruited staff are members and online signatory to the Minister's last neighbour to neighbour presidential election campaign.

Saying it wanted to intimate Nigerians of “Nigeria ’s most scandalous, nepotistic, furious and unsavoury recruitment pattern in history,” The Patriots said that Mrs. Oduah “personally printed the letterhead of all the Aviation Agencies/Parastatals, typed employment letters stating out of designation and grade level and regularly summons the heads of the applicable Parastatals into her office to append their signatures on the already typed employment letters. Such letters are then intermittently released to her wards almost fortnightly.”

They said that “smarter ministry officials” are now having a field day stealing as many already prepared employment letters as they wish from madam minister’s office and typing their own people’s names on it, taking the advantage of the Minister’s excesses. Newly engaged staff keep turning up at the agencies even when staffs are seen sitting under the trees and pavements and corridors in the Agencies.

Said The Patriots, “Aircraft inspectors allowances are not being paid as at when due, leaving them to the open temptations of bribe and compromise from corrupt and desperate airline operators who want their planes to fly at all cost. The implication of this for air safety and air transport security is better imagined. The recent Associated Airlines crash is a veritable case in point.”

“Further to our investigations, we have discovered that just recently, World Bank cancelled a long existing training grant to the NCAA because of the Ministers illegal over-bearing influence on the Agency. Usually, the World Bank does not only provide the fund for the training but also conducts the training itself. It’s shocking that Madam Minister in her bid to scoop every available kobo from the Ministry and its Agencies, directed the World Bank to monetize it and put the fund under her supervision. Infuriated by this singular show of ignorance and greed, the project was cancelled.”

Calling on President Jonathan to fire Mrs. Oduah immediately, The Patriots said, “The way and manner she is handling the Ministry is horrendous and more dangers loom ahead if this is not checked. President Jonathan should feel the genuine pulse of Nigerians, help save the Aviation Industry from total collapse, listen to the voice of reasons and SACK THE MINISTER.”

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Why are they just telling us all this rubbish??

Who are these jobless ones again? Nigerians are realy terrible and hates anytin good. Why are these critics againts the Igbos in various ministerial positions? Who are truely their pay master/s? What is their agenda? Why only the Igbos?
I laugh in shenenga language.
These useless and unpatriotic elements that named themselves Patriots and those deseminating the news for them are the most celebrated fo.o.l.s of the millenium.

Whether it is diezani, or stella, Jonathan won't start his mistresses

Do the Patriots work in Aviation Sector?

yeye dey smell... Biggot Shara reporters. hissssssssssss! exit.

Noise

All these noisemakers from the southwest and their northern masters should shut their stinking mouths. Stella Oduah is Nigeria's best aviation minister ever and must remain! The faceless patriots or whatever their name is should have their heads examined.

FreeGlobe: All these noisemakers from the southwest and their northern masters should shut their stinking mouths. Stella Oduah is Nigeria's best aviation minister ever and must remain! The faceless patriots or whatever their name is should have their heads examined.

With the red blood of over 200 dead Nigerians on her hand..

The victim of her incompetence and dead folks are from all over Nigeria including ibo people so what's tribe got to do with it?

Nigeria is rotten.
Cannot wait long enough for regional government .
I remember using PH international in 2003 on my way to France
The building was not beautiful but the airport was functional .
After check in and immigration,the only place for smokers to do their thing was the toilet.
We all huddled inside the toilet( Nigerians and expatriate) to snatch that crafty ciggie before the flight.the toilet had a smartly dressed attendant with perfumes ,sweets etc who kept it very very clean .
My experience at that airport was far better than MMA.
I have passed through several other simple airports around the world that are not too dissimilar to port harcourt .simple but functional.
The lesson here is safety first, experience second and aesthetic last

Sahara Reporters Again?

bloggernaija: Nigeria is rotten.
Cannot wait long enough for regional government .
I remember using PH international in 2003 on my way to France
The building was not beautiful but the airport was functional .
After check in and immigration,the only place for smokers to do their thing was the toilet.
We all huddled inside the toilet( Nigerians and expatriate) to snatch that crafty ciggie before the flight.the toilet had a smartly dressed attendant with perfumes ,sweets etc who kept it very very clean .
My experience at that airport was far better than MMA.
I have passed through several other simple airports around the world that are not too dissimilar to port harcourt .simple but functional.
The lesson here is safety first, experience second and aesthetic last

The same port harcourt where Sosoliso plane crashed and killed children including Bimbo odukoya with the safety first? Bloody hypocrite, liar, bad belle, bigot, double mouth, schemer, ole.

The Patriots or rather "The Parrots" should quickly jump into the Lagoon or better still find a wet transformer and hug it.

How many past Ministers of Aviation who have been chiefly from the SW have they called for their sack since Nigeria's debacle with aviation. Where were they when Obasanjo was liquidating the national carrier into his pocket. Where they sleeping when Mr. Kayode was turning the aviation industry into Osun Indigenes Association.

Supported!

The Patroits or is it South West people are just sore because of Enugu INTERNATIONAL airport. Lmao. Losers.

berem: Supported!

beremuyiwa how you dey?

berem: Supported!

Of course you will.

Not excusing Oduah in anyway, but I don't think her air safety record is the worst by a long shot.

For example we have Babalola Borishade, who in the span of little over a year (2005-2006) as aviation minister experienced 3 major air-crashes involving the deaths of close to or over 100 passangers each. This is not counting the smaller air mishaps under his watch. He was transferred to culture as Minister after the 3rd major crash.

I also would want to know who was minister in 1991 and 1994-1995. Some unlucky years to fly.

One way we can evaluate air safety under her record is to measure the number of air mishaps as a ratio of total air traffic.

We must also not forget any loose ends or neglectful behaviors of officials on a lower level.

FreeGlobe:
beremuyiwa how you dey?

Which one is beremuyiwa again? Na wa o!

I'd suggest maybe a warning to her office be given to enable tighter controls and safety checks. I think she knows by now where to focus on given the publicity of the recent air-crashes on her watch.

FreeGlobe: The Patroits or is it South West people are just sore because of Enugu INTERNATIONAL airport. Lmao.
Losers.

Freeglobe, reading most of your comments on this forum, i discovered that bigotry has eaten the deepest part of your reasoning. Can't u make comment without attacking south-westerners?

Femolacaster:
Freeglobe, reading most of your comments on this forum, i discovered that bigotry has eaten the deepest part of your reasoning. Can't u make comment without attacking south-westerners?

pardon my comment but south west is not a tribe. How am I a bigot then?

Our esteemed Patriots have now confirmed that Femi Fani Kayode was right afterall that Stella Oduah is a Vampire that is more interested in gold and blood instead of air safety.

Yorubas and bad belle sef

LocalChamp:
The Patriots further allege:

• Price Waters Coopers (PWC) has audited various aspects of four Agencies under the Ministry’s financial operations for at least 4 times. As we speak PWC staff, young boys and girls who have hardly graduated from university are on ground at the Parastatals offices since January this year to date looking for God knows what.

Lmaoooooo @ looking for God knows what.

They should leave PWC out of this jare. I'm sure there will be senior associates/partners supervising the work of the 'fresh grads'

The Patriots... Hmmmm

Is this the same group led by the late FRA Williams?

Southern part of the country are doing well in government!!!

Just thinking,Stella has done well! Assess her performance by passenger traffic since 2011 till date versus loss of lives. By the way, she is in charge of civil and military aviation in the country. The losses are insignificant and could have been more catastrophic under any other person in charge of the ministry.

Whether she is the human resources manager or personnel manager of the ministry, she needs to build her team. The former team on ground had a lot of bokos' and nnagbatisisms messing 'everywhere you go'. She can not leave until there is stable 24 hours electricity in Nigeria, Onitsha has its international airport fully functional, Lagos has its own airport and most importantly Jonathan wins second term in office. Then she can then be relocated to another ministry like Oil.

Ngwakwe: Do the Patriots work in Aviation Sector?

My brother help me ask o.

The question should be is it true or not? Can she defend herself? Is there any politician or parastatal,past or present that gives account in nigeria?

Which one be patriots? What ever happen to the so-called integrity group?
Hypocrites.