The
purchase of a bullet proof car worth N255m by the Aviation Ministry under the
leadership of Ms. Stella Oduah generated a lot of controversy which led to the
Presidency setting up a committee to probe the matter. And recent reports by
PUNCH reveal that the committee has indicted the Minister.
It
was gathered in Abuja on Sunday that the report of the presidential committee
tallied with some findings of the House of Representatives Committee on
Aviation on the scandal. On December 19, 2013, the House endorsed the report of
its committee and agreed that the minister breached the 2013 Appropriation Act.
It
was learnt on Sunday that the panel, like that of the House, also discovered
that the minister’s approval for the cars exceeded the N100m limit.
A
top government source, who disclosed this to Punch on Sunday, said although the
committee indicted Oduah , it did not say whether she should be sacked or not.
But
sources told Punch that there was every likelihood of the President using the
cabinet shake -up that would follow the presentation of his ministerial list to
the National Assembly to relieve himself of Oduah’s continued presence in his
government, PUNCH reports.