N255m cars: I did nothing wrong – Oduah

The Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, on
Thursday absolved herself of blame in the
purported purchase of two bullet-proof
armoured cars by the Nigeria Civil Aviation
Authority (NCAA).
Oduah while speaking before the House
Committee on Aviation probing the purchase of
the cars said the fact that she gave approval
for the purchase of the two cars does mean she
encouraged NCAA not to follow due process.
The minister said while she was approving the
purchase, she told the NCAA to “do the
needful.”
The “needful” according to her, meant they
should follow due process.
The minister not only defended herself at the
session, but went a step further to stick her
neck out for the NCAA.
Oduah, who read a prepared speech, spoke on
the allegations against her.
She said, “In the last few weeks, I have
received all sorts of bashings in the media.
Many persons have also risen to my defence.
Many have abused me, some out of a genuine
sense of outrage that I allegedly spent $1.6
million of government funds to purchase for
myself two bulletproof BMW cars.”