The House Committee on Aviation is expected to present its findings on the investigation it undertook into the BMW armoured cars scandal involving the aviation minister, Princess Stella Oduah and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
A member of the committee, Hon. Zakari Mohammed confirmed that the report should be presented to the House at the plenary session today.
“The report should be laid in plenary tomorrow (today). We are presenting it,” he stated.
A source with information regarding the details of the report said the members of the committee had indicted Oduah on at least two infractions.
The source said, “Some infractions have been established, no doubt.
“The recommendations of the committee will follow glaring issues that came up during the public hearing.
“For example, it has been established that while the National Assembly approved N240m for the NCAA to buy 25 vehicles this year, it spent over N643m to procure 54 vehicles.
“That is a case of extra-budgetary spending.
“We have heard the minister admitting that she acted on a proposal for lease financing of N564m.
“Whether she was not properly guided as she told the committee or not, what is clear is that the figure is above the N100m that a ministerial board can approve.
“What role did the Bureau of Public Procurement play in this transaction? No role at all; another infraction.
“The BPP came here to testify and they told us that there was no communication between them and the NCAA over the transaction.”
Meanwhile the aviation minister is expected to appear before the Senate today. She was expected to appear yesterday, but sought a last minute excuse in order to attend the Federal Executive Council meeting.
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