Oduah had been summoned to answer questions on aviation related issues on the heels of the...
Associated Airlines plane crash last month. The minister will obviously also respond to the lawmakers on the two
controversial armoured BMW cars said to have been bought for her by
the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
Oduah was, as at last night, in Israel to sign a Bilateral Air Service
Agreement (BASA), alongside President Goodluck Jonathan, with Israeli
officials.
"If she fails to show up (for the House Committee hearing), we will
issue a bench warrant to get her arrested", the House of
Representatives, spokesman, Hon. Zakari Lafia Mohammed, said.
Mohammed, who spoke in an interview with Sunday Vanguard, went on:
"This is a national issue that must be properly thrashed out with the
zeal of a wounded lion. If need be, we will ask the Speaker to issue a
bench warrant immediately she fails to show up and she will be
arrested. We've given her enough grace as the committee will sit on
Friday, Monday and Tuesday. All those excuses given on her behalf will
not hold by the time we conclude our findings."
Meanwhile, NCAA has said it followed due process in procuring the two
armoured vehicles.
In its presentation to the House of Representatives Committee on
Aviation, the agency said: "Procurement of operational vehicles is
provided for in NCAA 2013 Budget on line 6, page 10 and is in line
with NCAA Condition of Service".
Let's wait and see...
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