eGuerrilla:

That a despicable and morally bankrupt individual like you traded your conscience a long time ago, does not mean everyone else has.
Go on, enjoy your preordained lifetime of servitude and see if I care.

Please tell us how much Stella Oduah stole! Thank You!

I am trying to wrap my head around the arguments by biafrans. In summery, their main point is that since Fani kayode, abolished and other former ministers of yoruba extraction have looted public funds, igbo ministers should be allowed their quota of looting also. And that no yoruba person has the moral justification to question any igbo public officer, since igbos did not query yorubas when they were looting.

Only in Nigeria.

wirinet: I am trying to wrap my head around the arguments by biafrans. In summery, their main point is that since Fani kayode, abolished and other former ministers of yoruba extraction have looted public funds, igbo ministers should be allowed their quota of looting also. And that no yoruba person has the moral justification to question any igbo public officer, since igbos did not query yorubas when they were looting.

Only in Nigeria.

Please tell us how Stella Oduah looted sir! I am patiently waiting.

slimghost:

Please tell us how much Stella Oduah stole! Thank You!

Be my guest.

How Stella Oduah And Cronies Plundered The Nigerian Aviation Sector- Insider Account

October 24, 2013 - 19:39



Recent happenings in the Aviation industry in general and in particular; the government Agency saddled with the regulatory responsibility of civil Aviation in Nigeria; The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has thrown up a number of ethical issues which borders on professionalism, integrity, loyalty, patriotism and trust.

This piece seeks to dissect the fact leading to the build-up to the Oduagate Bullet-proof car saga, so as to shed further light on the imbroglio.

The unceremonious removal of the erstwhile Director-General of NCAA; Harold Demuren as a fallout of the DANA air crash incident, despite his achievement for the Nigerian Air travel industry was cleverly orchestrated to create the much needed lacuna for official high-handedness and graft.

It will be recalled that Minister of Aviation Stella Odua removed two of the parastatal Chiefs under her watch viz; Richard Aisebugbu who was MD of Federal Airports Authority Of Nigeria (FAAN), and Alhaji Auyo who was the MD of NAMA all in one fell swoop, leaving only Harold Demuren of NCAA.

She immediately shopped for more docile and subservient persons who will not only dance to her tunes without asking questions but also will even go the extra mile to protect her interest. This exercise, which ordinarily appears as a normal repositioning effort by her, brought up Mazi Nnamdi Udoh (Current MD of NAMA) and George Uresi (MD of FAAN). These two were found to posses all the needed character and were taken to Oduah to pledge their loyalty to “the cause”.

It will further be recalled that Harold Demuren of NCAA had emerged as the doyen of the industry by this time, having successfully repositioned the Industry in addition to leading Nigeria to earn the much coveted CAT 1 Status from America, He was then being celebrated both locally and abroad and so Oduah was in a fix and could not immediately remove him.

Harold Demuren grounded Dana Airline after its crash, government investigated the crash, compensations were paid to victims family, the airline fleet was re-audited and on the order of the Minister Of Aviation, Demuren cleared the Airline to resume flight operation, not knowing he will be made the fall guy for these.

Despite former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s passionate appeal to President Jonathan to let Demuren remain on his job, as well as interventions of well meaning Nigerians, Odua hand-twisted President Jonathan to unceremoniously sack the man on the basis of one air crash within a spate of about five years crash free record.

It is noteworthy that Nnamdi Udoh of NAMA who was brought in by Odua, contributed in no small measure to Demuren’s exit by regularly feeding his principal false allegations about Demuren. It was a gang-up of sort against the regulatory agency (NCAA), with George Uresi of FAAN, Nnamdi Udoh of NAMA and the Minister all tearing ferociously at the soul of NCAA.

The era of Dog eat dog has fully evolved in the Aviation Industry.

It is instructive to know that on the eve of Demuren’s departure from NCAA, he was inclined to hand over the organization to the most senior among his Directors in person of one Abdullahi Adamu from Bauchi State; a seasoned career civil servant with about 30 years industry experience, but he (Demuren) was ordered by the Minister to hand over to Joyce Nkemakolam who just became Director at NCAA the same month.

Nnamdi Udoh of NAMA as the only trusted hand they could work with recommended Joyce Nkemakolamm to the Minister. Both Joy and Nnamdi udoh are long-standing brothers who came from the same village in Arochukwu in Anambra State. Both were air traffic officers, both entered civil service the same month and year. Nnamdi udoh could not have found a better replacement to Demuren than this.

Suffice to say that Joy Nkemakolam the new acting Dg of NCAA never had any formal education, not even an OND; He rose between the ranks as a complacent civil servant for about 30 years. Perhaps the only gift he has which brought him to the fore was his docility, subservience, malleability and cooperativeness.

Within a spate of about 4 months, the regulatory authority (NCAA’s) autonomy was surrendered sheepishly by Joy Nkemakola backed by Nnamdi Udoh of NAMA to the Minister and by extension the Aviation Ministry.

The stage is now set for the Plunder and gathering of the spoils of war.

The current Oduahgate armored car saga is just a fraction of the atrocious financial recklessness jointly perpetrated on aviation agencies finances by the team Oduah comprising of the Minister, Nnamdi Udoh of NAMA, George uresi of FAAN, Joy Nkemakola of NCAA, Ene Ita (former perm Sec, now Presidential Adviser) and Aviation Ministry Officials.

Oduah soon turned a highly professional, compartmentalized and sensitive industry where each person has his specific duties into a single unit where anybody is ordered to do any other person’s work.

Nnamdi Udoh of NAMA an air traffic controller soon begin to clear Aircraft for takeoff on the Tarmarc, (a statutory duty of NCAA). He it was who cleared Dana aircraft upon its recertification by NCAA.

Yakubu Datti of FAAN soon became the spokesman of NCAA (operator speaking on behalf of regulator), speaking on safety and security issues, avionics, aircraft engineering matters and air crashes. No wonder the apparent confusion and double-speaking over the last air crash.

The rape on the regulatory agency (NCAA) was quite tortuous and bleeding, but the hapless agency eagerly awaits a substantive Director General who will at least take charge of things, heal her wounds and restore part of her battered dignity.

Association of airline Pilots and other concerned stakeholders observed the ugly trend of events in the industry early enough, voiced their fears and even feebly tried to get the attention of president Jonathan and the Minister herself, but it does appears that the Minister has successfully pulled a wool over the eyes and ears of the senate, house of reps and the President with her celebrated but hollow new airports buildings.

The airport remodeling itself is a grandiose, stage-managed deception which served as a conduit pipe to siphon money by the Minister, imagine under-aged Chinese technical school dropouts sharing millions of dollars of our Bilateral Air service Agreements money with Oduah and building us a replica of their low quality china town as airports; never in the history of Nigeria have we been so beguiled and cheated.

Oduah used George Uresi of FAAN to steal billions under the Airport remodeling charade, She plundered the BASA fund which NCAA had painstakingly gathered up, She took over the control of Aviation agencies revenue by unilaterally concessioning out the revenue generation of the agencies to a consortium of private firms namely Avicollect and First bank Plc on an outrageously high percentage basis.

On top of it all, because the agencies funds domiciled at first bank is within her reach, she removes as much as she wants in both local and foreign currencies from the holding account even before the agencies gets to share what is left.

She placed a monthly standing order for deduction of millions on the accounts of the agencies and it is instructive to note that all transactions relating to the purchase of about six exotic cars for odua were all made by standing order deduction at source from the agencies account.

As the search for a substantive head for NCAA begins, Oduah and her cohorts tinkered with the idea of transiting Joy Nkemakola to the Substantive Director- General of the agency.

Oduah and Ene-ita sought the support of the senate Committee on Aviation and the House Committee on Aviation to get Nkemakola into office, Oduah equally mounted pressure on president Jonathan telling him she has seen the only man she could successfully work with.

It took sustained pressure from South west Obas and leaders of thought before president Jonathan agreed to look for a credible alternative from the region.

The emergence of the man Capt. Fola Akinkuotu as the substantive Director-general of NCAA was one borne out of necessity.

While Harold Demuren is an Aircraft Engineer,Akinkuotu is a revered pilot, aircraft inspector cum engineer, seasoned administrator and educationist with over 43 years industry experience. His pedigree and intimidating qualification made President Jonathan to call him forth from the International Aviation College in Ilorin where he was serving out an earlier national assignment.

During his brief stint as the pioneer rector of the Aviation College, he was given a presidential mandate to produce Nigerian first set of locally trained pilots in eighteen months, he did graduated the first set of pilots in sixteen and half months. This was a feat that even the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), which has been in existence for several years had not once achieved.

Akinkoutu encouraged and liaised with several state governments to sponsor their indigene for pilots and aircraft engineers training so as to bridge the gap in the dearth of capable hands in Aviation industry. It is therefore not surprising that this man once again caught the attention of President Jonathan as one who could consolidate the gains recently recorded in the industry.

Akinkuotu professional colleagues in the Pilot association warned him of the danger ahead as the Minister has completely turn the whole industry upside down, The Minister had planted her core loyalists who are obvious strangers to the industry, and are as clueless and bereft of any idea as to how aviation business is conducted within every corner of NCAA. Some of these new entrants are failed politicians who worked alongside her in election campaign; they regularly display utter abhorrence for the civil service system of the regulatory agency, disrespect for the management and brought pollution into the system through their compounded greed and avarice.

While Akinkuotu obviously stoically took his nomination as a higher call to serve his fatherland and awaited his confirmation by the Nigerian senate, team Oduah to make sure Akinkuotu confirmation never see the light of the day was hatching another plot.

Intrigues and delays accompanied the senate invitation giving Akinkuotu, The Minister who was supposed to take him along to the senate for clearance abandoned him, and left the shores of Nigeria on various aviation road show exercise to different countries, into which millions of the Aviation Agencies money was spent. NAMA, FAAN and NCAA never fully recovered from the financial quagmire into which they were plunged as a result of the Aviation road show jamboree.

Oduah did not honor Senate Invitation to present Akinkuotu for screening for three and half months, She was frantically deploying all in her arsenal not only to frustrate the screening process, but also to perpetually keep her stooge Nkemakolam on the saddle, to plunder as much as possible for her.

Several phony supply contracts, Consultancy services contracts and Personnel training Contracts were awarded in NAMA NCAA and FAAN during this period.

When it seems the senate will go ahead with the screening with or without her after their recess, she began to reorganize the Agencies to her favor and stepped up looting process through her stooges in charge at the three agencies.

Unending training of hundreds of fictitious Ministry staffs both overseas and locally, is the order of the day. Each local training was being awarded at outrageous cost between 200,000 and 300,000 Naira per participants, Foreign training which were never attended were arranged and foreign currencies paid out to Ministry staffs, all these while the NAMA, FAAN and NCAA were still grappling with the issue of their mandatory internal staff training due to lack of funds.

These atrocities clearly predated Akinkuotu taking over of office and none of it should be hanged on his neck.

Even when Akinkuotu nomination was eventually ratified by the senate after almost three and half months, Joy Nkemakolam continued to hurriedly sign and backdate contracts approvals, employment letters and other financial transactions and whether he has stopped this backdating of approvals cannot be ascertained because our source reveals that new employees still daily turn up with backdated employment letters bearing Joy Nkemakolam’s signature in their droves at NCAA up to date.

During the period of the senseless looting spree, Nnamdi Udoh and Joy Nkemakola bought several properties in Lagos (Maryland area specifically) and the east, the duo tarred an entire stretch of road in their village arochuckwu and this earned them Chieftaincy titles from the Arochuckwu monarch.

We deeply sympathize with Fola Akinkotun who is presently between the devil and the deep blue sea and have now being given the unsavory task of clearing his friendly- enemies’ names over the atrocities they all colluded to commit when he (Akinkuotu) had not taken over control at NCAA.

The head of the Nigerian masses, Posterity and perhaps the blood of all the victims of air crashes that occurred under Oduah’s watch will judge the thieving Oduah Crew.

For now, President Jonathan should set aside party affiliation between himself and Oduah, rise above any temporal sentiment and do what all Nigerian expect of him, to sort out the Nigerian Aviation Industry, by restoring back full autonomy of NCAA, and breaking the shackles of the Ministry of Aviation away from NCAA’s neck.

Then and only then can Akinkuotu pick up the Shattered fragments of the industry and mold it back to a world delight.

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slimghost:

Please tell us how Stella Oduah looted sir! I am patiently waiting.

enough to turn us all to oyinbos with bleaching products

All I hear or see here is that because one person stole and got away with it, its ok another person shole steal.

The person who said [b]we get the leaders we deserve [/b]wasnt far from the truth.

Its like saying because Baba A's child stole and get away with it, its ok for my child to steal

eGuerrilla:

Be my guest.



Source

Sorry but who exactly is insider account sir?. Do you expect a sound mind like me to believe such crap from an insider account? We are talking facts here, not gossips and hearsay. Thank You.

slimghost:

Sorry but who exactly is insider account sir?. Do you expect a sound mind like me to believe such crap from an insider account? We are talking facts here, not gossips and hearsay. Thank You.

Indulging you and your elasticity of truth, any further, is a futile exercise.
I have better things to do with my time comrade.

slimghost:

Which stupid corruption? I expect people to ask reasonable questions like:
1. Was her life under any serious threat? NOT KNOWN
2. Was due process followed in the purchase of those vehicles? NO
3. Was it budgeted for? NO
4. Is the price inflated? YES

But no, all we hear is a campaign of calumny and falsehood against the woman for obvious reasons. Sorry to burst your bubbles, Stella Odua os not going anywhere. We are used to this kind of games from our SW brothers.

eGuerrilla:

Indulging you and your elasticity of truth, any further, is a futile exercise.
I have better things to do with my time comrade.

Maybe you know something we don't sir but until both committees set up by the National Assembly and GEJ find her guilty of corrupt practice, decency demands that you and your kind should hold your peace. If my memory serves me right, the woman has come out and told the world how due process was followed in the procurement of those cars. If you and your SW brothers had no ulterior motive, one would have expected you guys to wait for the outcome of the ongoing investigations. Please be guided.

atlwireles:

Take it or leave it, my state of delta, lead by deltans fought Ibori to standstill. When certain regions provided him safe haven. The same can be said for Edo with their ex gov, and Bayelsa. Fight corruption in your zone and worry less about other people's backyard. I want you and your e-warriors, to turn your energy on public officials from your neck of the woods.

Your comments are highly misleading. When & how was Ibori and Igbinedion fought by their states. The latter is walking free and the former was only convicted abroad. So get your facts right. I live in those two places alternatingly by the way.

My personal opinion is that anyone who does not see anything wrong in that outrageous amount of money being spent to acquire just two cars in a country where so many can't feed well, has some soul searching to do because it's obvious he has lost his humanity.

Nigeria is on verge of imploding, maybe in 2015 or before....It's gonna be interesting...

Oga patapata is suffering from disease of d "SKIRT".And his younger brothers(The niger delta group" are suffering from POVERTY,MALNUTRITION=MALFUNCTIONING BRAIN AND IGNORANCE-I pray God will heal both d Elda broda N d younga broda.

slimghost:

Maybe you know something we don't sir but until both committees set up by the National Assembly and GEJ find her guilty of corrupt practice, decency demands that you and your kind should hold your peace. If my memory serves me right, the woman has come out and told the world how due process was followed in the procurement of those cars. If you and your SW brothers had no ulterior motive, one would have expected you guys to wait for the outcome of the ongoing investigations. Please be guided.

Why can you also not wait for the outcomes of the various probe panels before exhonorating her and throwing insults on anybody who raises questions. You make it seems that she is beyond reproach because she is igbo.

Because she said due process was followed does not mean we all must believe her, especially when national assembly and due process office think otherwise.

wirinet:

Why can you also not wait for the outcomes of the various probe panels before exhonorating her and throwing insults on anybody who raises questions. You make it seems that she is beyond reproach because she is igbo.

Because she said due process was followed does not mean we all must believe her, especially when national assembly and due process office think otherwise.

And where have i exonerated her? Sincere people are still waiting for the outcome of the current investigations by the National Assembly and GEJ but dubious folks are already calling for head. Until we have a clear cut evidence of corrupt practice against her, you people should let her be because it is getting obvious that this might be a case of witch hunting. Thank You.

I WAN chop ooh ... bread nd beans dey hungry me ...

atlwireles:

And you are the man free of bigotry? This is Nigeria, shake us, we will shake you, push us and we will push back. Enough of the noise making. Worry about the political criminals in your neck of woods, you are overrun with them. We can and have always dealt with our own public officials, when public funds are mismanaged. Can you say this for your zone/region

How many ward chairmen in u̶̲̥̅̊я area have shake n push despite their failure and embezzlement of public fund.?He that have ₪☺ sin should cast the first Stone..

litetias: My personal opinion is that anyone who does not see anything wrong in that outrageous amount of money being spent to acquire just two cars in a country where so many can't feed well, has some soul searching to do because it's obvious he has lost his humanity.

You can say it is morally wrong but saying that she looted funds is very very disgusting and mischievous.

The timing of this memorandum is so absurd...not when the minister is under fire for 'misappropriation of fund". That amount approved for two cars can well feed the entire nation for a month..

They have a point, Nigerians shouldn't limit themselves on this issue.

I add to their voices, "leave her alone".

Arysexy:

As if they open ur nyash, they won't find dry shyte particles!

We only shout crucify him crucify him! When its not our broda or relation. Stella has not defended her self yet attacks are coming from all angle and noting but sack her is d message and u think we wil sit and watch when we know who d attackers are and wot they r up to?

Dimeji bankole and iyabo obasanjo stole Nigerian money and not yoruba money, if u want fyt corruption start from ur house!

Dimeji was not returned even thou he was leader of house, the Yoruba constituents spoke with their vote. Iyabo was disgraced even with her father's influence and was disgraced at the polls .

What else do you want?

sweet_gala:

Dimeji was not returned even thou he was leader of house, the Yoruba constituents spoke with their vote. Iyabo was disgraced even with her father's influence and was disgraced at the polls .

What else do you want?

Obj, Tinubu, and Fashola are yet the biggest crook in the land. Let's see you two faced crooks descend on them with the kind of venom your poor on others.

sweet_gala:

Dimeji was not returned even thou he was leader of house, the Yoruba constituents spoke with their vote. Iyabo was disgraced even with her father's influence and was disgraced at the polls .

What else do you want?

Aldophus wabara and prof Osuji weren't defended by Ndiigbo, knowing why it was so, will help you understand why we are defending Stella.

Any nigerian canvasssing for the prosecution of mrs stell oduah is an idle fellow.what happend to OBJ,IBB, ATIKU,TINUBU,the case of BANKOLE,what of ORJI UZOR,former governors of my state (IMO STATE)the norther leaders that refuse to tell nigerians that Yaraudu is dead,the same northern leaders that promise to make the country ungovernable for Mr Jonathan.nigerians shuld wake up especially the youths.

Akiika: If the comments i read on NL are written by Nigerian youths, then this God-forsaken country has no hope of redemption.
Leave her alone? is she guilty of corruption or not? What baffles me is that most of this ethnic idio.ts supporting these criminals from their region really gain nothing(at least majority, i know there are some paid agents of propaganda) from these loot. These criminals in power steal the money for their immediate family and compliant friends and associates, they even flaunt the wealth before you the mumu ethnic supporters.
Hausa man steals, he gets defended by Hausaman, same for all tribes in Nigeria. Why are you all this gullible?

Mr man i dont know where u come frm, i m frm d SS,but ur suprise is just same as mine. Most of this blind supporters are livin in abject poverty. Now they shud knw y God will neva get dem out of that condition.

PointB:

Obj, Tinubu, and Fashola are yet the biggest crook in the land. Let's see you two faced crooks descend on them with the kind of venom your poor on others.

But yurobas ve neva defended any of this criminal u just metioned. Well, i doubt if Fash should be in that group. I m not frm d SW

omenka: People talking about "new looks" when planes are falling off the skies daily!!! This is madness!

My sentiments exactly

slimghost:

You can say it is morally wrong but saying that she looted funds is very very disgusting and mischievous.

The budget approved only N240 million but spend N643 million instead; she overspent N403 million without approval and no due process as the agency responsible for procurement has no record of this amount.

The acting DG, Joyce Nkemakolam, presented a signed document which showed the cost of each BMW at N70 million = N140 million. He was asked by the house committee how they arrived at N255 million (an excess of N115 mil), he said that the minister should answer that. @slimghost, over to you.

dbride:



The budget approved only N240 million but spend N643 million instead; she overspent N403 million without approval and no due process as the agency responsible for procurement has no record of this amount.

The acting DG, Joyce Nkemakolam, presented a signed document which showed the cost of each BMW at N70 million = N140 million. He was asked by the house committee how they arrived at N255 million (an excess of N115 mil), he said that the minister should answer that. @slimghost, over to you.

If it's proven to be true, then let her bear the consequences. Although i am still waiting for the outcome of the investigations going on.

Another sad moment for my beloved country Nigeria, rather than focus on the issue at hand we allow sentiments cloud our judgment why? For every great man or nation huge sacrifices need to be made. Rather than question and criticize our failed government system people are busy talking about the attack on someone from their tribe or region? oh my country I weep if you cannot see the great loopholes and corruption in our government- the so-called due process followed has no mitigating controls against this sort of transactions. Why are there no limits? if you have worked in serious corporations you will know that there are always limits but in our government it seems to me that anyone (ministry) can buy any equipment or utility at any price? If I as a minister follow the so-called due process in buying a laptop and at the end the price of this laptop is 1.5 million does this make any sense? Nigerians open your eyes this is exactly what is going on in our government system of course they are not foolish there will always have supporting due process documents the question is does this due process make any sense?

Rather than see these loopholes exposed to us and unite and fight the Government to put in place more stringent processes we are busy talking about tribe, region and how someone has been renovating airports (doing her job oh) so should be left alone. I don't care if she resigns or not what I know is that if this is what we are calling a due process then we need to investigate every ministry and government sector because imagine these sort of business transactions in all the ministries HAHA unbelievable and then we are saying ASUU is being unreasonable? Kai I vex for my country no be small

We continue to shout God will help us, God please save our nation people are dying and God continues to expose things to us or even make our government officials continue to commit huge blunders and rather than rise up to say no ENOUGH is ENOUGH we are busy engaging in frivolities GOD will never come down to fight for us this is as much as GOD will do the rest is up to us.

Well I already knew we were doomed when our beloved president said ''Nigerians are corrupt and he does not want to start calling names before he will be attacked''.....

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