gboss4sure: We will pay them with their own coins when the time reach.

gurnam: All these conspiracies theories you guys are spewing would not help a Minister accused of mountainous corruption hanging her neck to be left off...

Let her answer the charges with the authorities concerned.

gurnam: All these conspiracies theories you guys are spewing would not help a Minister accused of mountainous corruption hanging her neck to be left off...

Let her answer the charges with the authorities concerned.

Aviation Minister Bought Six, Not Two Bulletproof Cars, Investigation Group Alleges



A group known as Investigative Reporters In Aviation (IRA) has come out with yet another bombshell on the wanton looting of the nation’s financial resources by the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, and her disorganization of the entire aviation sector.

Speaking for the group, Mazi Kanayo Ochei, and Kenneth Uti President and Secretary respectively, said their investigations reveal that in addition to the two cars she forced the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to purchase for her, she also forced the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to buy two each of the same brand of cars.

“I don’t understand why Nigerian media are shouting about NCAA alone, when a total of six bulletproof cars were actually purchased by the Minister on the bill of three aviation agencies,” they said.

“Our work as IRA revealed that while Nnamdi Udoh of NAMA bought two BMW, Joyce Nkemakolam (Acting DG) of NCAA bought two BMW, and Mr. Uresi George of FAAN bought two bullet-proof American specs limousine for the Minister of Aviation.”

They further stated that all the purchases were made from Coscharis Motors and cannot be denied.

“If Nigerians really know the magnitude of the rot in the Aviation Industry as at this moment, they will carry placards against this administration,” the IRA officials said, noting that the FAAN is heading for bankruptcy, with the MD on the verge of taking a bank loan to pay workers’ salaries last month.

“The only option left for FAAN now is to begin to use part of their statutory remittance to Federation Account to offset their bills.”

On the part of NAMA, the IRA described it as being in disarray, that nobody seems to know what is going on and that the workers have completely lost confidence in the Management. They noted that members of the NAMA staff have threatened on several occasions in the recent past to embark on industrial action based on poor conditions of service and heaps of unpaid allowances.

“IRA further wants EFCC to call Coscharis Motors for questioning on the six cars purchased by the Minister so as to get to the root of this issue,” they said.

It would be recalled that on October 19, the Director-General of the NCAA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, told a press conference in Abuja that the Federal Government was hunting for the whistleblower who leaked the story of the two scandalous armoured cars the agency bought for Mrs. Oduah at a cost of N225m.

On October 21, SaharaReporters further reported that NAMA had also purchased four Toyota Tundra vehicles for Mrs. Oduah in addition to four stretch limousine cars that were said to have been bought for the transportation of VIPs to the Ministry.

In a statement, Supo Atobatele, the General Manager of NAMA, attacked the report as “frivolous, malicious and mischievous.”

“We hereby make it categorically clear to the unsuspecting public that this evil story as being promoted, is patently false in its entirety and calculated to put the agency and the office of the minister into disrepute,” he said.

IRA has called on President Jonathan to recognize that only a level-headed, matured and patriotic Minister can help Nigerian Aviation industry, “not a self-seeking, corrupt and proud person like Stella Oduah.”

Furthermore, the group said, “We also want to advise the newly confirmed Director-General of NCAA Fola Akinkotun to stop defending what he knows practically nothing about, while we sympathize with his position, we advise him to stop making any further reckless press statement in any futile attempt at defending those who all Nigerians know how they ganged up to prevent him from taking up the position of the DG NCAA for almost 5 months after he was chosen by President Jonathan.”

This morning, George Uresi, the chief executive officer of the FAAN admitted to a hearing of the Senate Aviation Committee that the agency indeed bought four bullet proof cars for Ms. Oduah at N70 million each.

eGuerrilla: Some would argue that if the minister had 'fessed up and stepped aside immediately the scandal blew up, the "Lagos media" wouldn't have been able to string it out for this long. By brazenly ignoring a cardinal rule of crisis management, in politics, the minister in question not only demonstrated the contempt she ascribes to public opinion but also our law making authorities.

I am afraid the polemic presented just doesn't cut it.



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Sam_Ikenna: I guess it would've been fine if we kept quiet in face of mounting evidence of sectional gang-up. And for people who think we need anyone in Nigeria I say - shut it up once and for all. We left you guys didnt we? what did we get? 20% of our population killed to force us back into this hell-hole, so who needs who. We don't need nothing from any section of this country. Is a joke when some not so-smart people use the help of their international criminal world powers to force a budding nation into a colossal mess and appropriate all the national assets and put them in their back-yard. The same people turn around and say why do you come to our region, why do you need us, and other garbage they spew. Negro why wont I be in your region when you've taken everything.

I put it in a plain language - We don't need any jack from any place. When you guys are ready lets cut this BS into a million pieces so peace can reign. I'm sick of treating people with so much decency yet can't recieve same in return. Oduah is getting the amount of heat she's getting simply because some felt she stepped on their toes - simple and short. All Nigerian politicians are criminals, be they Igbo or Hausa. I would appreciate if my own 'criminal' recieves the same treatment yours recieves. Who didn't read what Fani wrote about employing his people? How many papers brought it up? But as soon as he pens his usual "Igbo is enemy" rants Osun defender would rather die than miss it, Punch and vanguard would rather burn than not publish it.

Tell me why Fani has not been questioned? Tell me why the billions Nigeria lost under Fani is not been called to question. But as soon as 'Agagu corpse' fell of the sky, Oh! it must be Stella. Lets kill her! Fani went beserk - sack her! sack her! But guess what? the fault turns out not to be Oduah's. Plane's captain caused it but no! they dont want to hear that. Its either Stella's head is used to appease Agagu or nothing is acceptable. We know the game and its either it stops here or I say lets play for the next 100 yrs and see what will become of Nigeria.

And if you don't like us go to the conference and vote us out. Lets stop pretending. Its either we're fair to all or we call it an open season.

Aigbofa:

The only victims in this case are the Nigerian people. Not Stella Oduah, not Ndigbo
If you have information about Yoruba thieves in government bring it out like Sahara reporters did. We will join hands with you in asking for their prosecution.

shymexx: Utter bullocks!

The whole write-up is shallow, intellectually deficient and more of the victim/blame game based on ethnic affiliation that we're used to. Anyway, this is Nigeria and I'm not surprised.

Thank God for the internet and nairaland. It seems a lot of people are starting to show their true colours and the anonymity has provided a platform for people to express bottled-up emotions. Everyone's getting the real picture now.

However, I would say this: how come a particular section of the country is always quick to throw the tribal-card and tribal-tantrum whenever there's an issue relating to people from their section of the country? I know certain people play the religious-card a lot, but the tribal thing is just counter-productive since that particular section is the only section that can't do without the rest of the country. You might win now, but on the long-run, its counter-productive. I believe there's an awareness/consciousness now among the other groups - and when shyte hits the fan, you would be on your own.

Sam_Ikenna: I guess it would've been fine if we kept quiet in face of mounting evidence of sectional gang-up. And for people who think we need anyone in Nigeria I say - shut it up once and for all. We left you guys didnt we? what did we get? 20% of our population killed to force us back into this hell-hole, so who needs who. We don't need nothing from any section of this country. Is a joke when some not so-smart people use the help of their international criminal world powers to force a budding nation into a colossal mess and appropriate all the national assets and put them in their back-yard. The same people turn around and say why do you come to our region, why do you need us, and other garbage they spew. Negro why wont I be in your region when you've taken everything.

I put it in a plain language - We don't need any jack from any place. When you guys are ready lets cut this BS into a million pieces so peace can reign. I'm sick of treating people with so much decency yet can't recieve same in return. Oduah is getting the amount of heat she's getting simply because some felt she stepped on their toes - simple and short. All Nigerian politicians are criminals, be they Igbo or Hausa. I would appreciate if my own 'criminal' recieves the same treatment yours recieves. Who didn't read what Fani wrote about employing his people? How many papers brought it up? But as soon as he pens his usual "Igbo is enemy" rants Osun defender would rather die than miss it, Punch and vanguard would rather burn than not publish it.

Tell me why Fani has not been questioned? Tell me why the billions Nigeria lost under Fani is not been called to question. But as soon as 'Agagu corpse' fell of the sky, Oh! it must be Stella. Lets kill her! Fani went beserk - sack her! sack her! But guess what? the fault turns out not to be Oduah's. Plane's captain caused it but no! they dont want to hear that. Its either Stella's head is used to appease Agagu or nothing is acceptable. We know the game and its either it stops here or I say lets play for the next 100 yrs and see what will become of Nigeria.

And if you don't like us go to the conference and vote us out. Lets stop pretending. Its either we're fair to all or we call it an open season.

TechWalker007: And the Yorobah stooges and agberos jumped into the thread and

1. IGNORED the op's quote and source of witch-hunting that was declared several months ago.
2. They continued the witch-hunting
3. They are showing us in practice what the op pointed out in theory.
4. Yorobah is now officially worse than the Hawusah man.


My only advice for them, remember when you get to the top by pulling down everyone else, you may not live long enough to remain at the top.