It said the minister committed the breach by approving expenditure of over N643m for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to procure 54 vehicles this year.
The House noted that her approval limit as a minister was N100m.
Lawmakers added that in the process, the agency purchased two bulletproof BMW cars at the cost of N255m without the approval of the National Assembly.
In view of the above, the House recommended that the President Goodluck Jonathan should decide whether he should continue to retain her services as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Lawmakers took the decision at Thursday's plenary, as they considered and endorsed the report of the House Committee on Aviation, which investigated the purchase of the bulletproof cars.
A major recommendation of the committee, which was adopted, read, "The House urges the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to review the continued engagement of the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, for having contravened the Appropriation Act, 2013 and the approved, revised threseholds by exceeding the Ministry of Aviation's approval limit of N100m by the purchase of 54 vehicles valued at N643m."
The House further directed that the Ministry of Aviation and the NCAA should terminate all the transactions relating to the bulletproof cars because they "were neither provided for in the Appropriation Act, 2013, nor was due process followed in their procurement."
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