At its plenary on Thursday, the House of
Representatives has approved the
recommendation by its aviation committee
asking for the removal of the Minister
of Aviation, Stella Oduah, for directing
the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authroity
(NCAA), an agency under her supervision,
to purchase two bulletproof BMWs at a
cost beyond her official approval limit
as minister, that is for N255 million.



This contract breached the federal
appropriation and public procurement
laws, as it was neither budgeted for by
government nor was it publicly
advertised and bided for.

Oduah, however, perviously had claimed
she had done nothing wrong as funding
for the cars, made available for First
Bank, was arranged to comply with her
spending limit and relevant laws.


She had also insisted the purchase was
not done in her name.

The House approved a recommendation
asking President Goodluck Jonathan to
"review the continued engagement" of
Oduah as the Minister of Aviation.

The House also called on the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
to further investigate other officials
involved in the scam and the car
supplier, Coscharis Motors.

In a swift reaction , Oduah said she
was "shocked" by the decision. She
reiterated her earlier claim of
innocence and said all decisions she
took on the procurement followed due
process.

Oga!

She is not going anywhere