N255m cars scandal: Oduah to appear before Senate Committee next week

After much silence over the controversial N255M Aviation bulletproof cars, the Senate Committee on Aviation had on Wednesday notified the Aviation Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah, to appear before it on the afternoon of Thursday, December 5.

 In an invitation letter signed by the Clerk of the committee, Mr. Victor Aborisade, Oduah and the chief executive officers in the Aviation sector are to brief members at the Senate New wing on the bulletproof transaction. 

Relatively, a member who pleaded anonymity had equally told the Punch newspaper, that the Minister would appear next week Thursday. 

The source said,

        The matter has not been swept                                

        under the carpet. The minister will    

        definitely be here next week

        Thursday.  

    

        She has been duly invited alongside 

        heads of agencies under her 

        Supervision.” The Senate had 

        resolved earlier not to summon 

       Oduah over the matter, but had 

       Surprisingly changed its stance, 

       directing now that the Minister 

       appears before it unfailingly next 

       week Thursday. 

The Senate had argued that its latest resolve to invite the embattled Minister was based on the Senate standing order 53 (6) which allows it to reverse any decision taken earlier.

 It was further disclosed that the latest decision to invite Oduah came to the fore and agreed upon during the executive committee meeting of the Senate last week.