The
Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, said the recommendations of the
House of Representatives Committee on Aviation that investigated the
purchase of bullet-proof cars did not reflect the proceedings at the
hearing.
This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Joe Obi, the Special Adviser to the Minister on Media.
The statement said the ministry stood by
its earlier submissions to the committee that due process was followed
in the procurement of the vehicles by the Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority.
It said the evidence before the
committee, which was corroborated by the NCAA, showed that the cars were
neither purchased for the minister nor in her name.
The statement said the vehicles were
included as a line item under the safety and security vehicles sub-head
in the Appropriation Act.
The House of Representatives had on
Thursday in Abuja adopted the recommendations of its committee and urged
President Goodluck Jonathan to review Oduah’s continued engagement as a
minister for allegedly violating the 2013 Appropriation Act.
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