Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority
[NCAA] did not purchase bullet proof cars
as widely alleged by the media but only
leased them, Minister of Aviation Princess
Stella Oduah said in Abuja yesterday.
When asked in the Media Trust Limited’s
head office about her thoughts about the
outcome of the administrative inquiry
ordered by President Goodluck Jonathan
into the bullet proof cars’ purchase, Ms
Oduh said,
“I really would not want to
respond to that. The only thing I
want to say is that armoured
cars were not bought in the
minister’s name. In fact, no
armoured cars were bought by
NCAA. NCAA only leased them.
As regards the report of the
President’s panel, I really don’t
know how to respond. I am not
a member of that panel so I
cannot speak for it.”
The Minister dismissed some reports
which said she was seen at the State
House waiting to collect her sack letter.
Stella Oduah also touched upon several
relevant topics, including the new
national carrier to be unveiled in January,
plans to transform Nigeria’s lesser
airports to create wealth for local
communities through industrialization
and the upcoming pulling down and
rebuilding of the old Kano Airport.