House Of Reps To Probe Stella Odua's 'James Bond' Cars

Members of  the House of Representatives on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the N255m bulletproof cars purchased for the Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.
 
In a resolution in Abuja, the lawmakers, who just reconvened after the Sallah break, gave their  Committee on Aviation one week to conduct the probe.
 
The lawmakers were angry as they debated the controversial car purchase, which came under matters of urgent public importance.

The  Minority Whip,  Sampson Osagie,  an All Progressives Congress member from Edo State,  sponsored the motion.
 

Leading the debate at the session presided over by the Speaker,  Aminu Tambuwal, Osagie observed that the action of the minister and the NCAA had raised doubts over the "sincerity of the Federal Government to fight corruption."


He noted that the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission spelt out the entitlements of all public officers, which Oduah was already enjoying as a minister.