The Senate Committee on Aviation on Tuesday said that it will carry out thorough investigation into the controversial N255million armoured cars purchased by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Hope Uzodinma, denied that the upper chamber was unduly delaying in ordering investigation into the alleged car scam.
Uzodinma explained that the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah and heads of agencies under her ministry, did not appear before the Senate on Tuesday because his committee is yet to formally invite them.
Speaking to reporters after plenary in Abuja, the lawmaker stated that the Senate had just approved the votes and proceedings of its sitting on October 8, where the Senate resolved to summon Oduah and other heads of aviation parastatals over frequent air mishaps in the country.
Uzodinma said: “With the approval of the votes and proceedings of the last Senate session today (Tuesday), containing the summoning of the minister, our committee will now meet within the week to fix the date to invite the minister and other relevant aviation chiefs for questioning on the troubled sector.”
On why the Senate has not commenced investigation into the N225million bullet proof cars allegedly bought by the NCAA for the use of the minister, Uzodinma said the Senate can only speak after thorough investigation.
He said, “As the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, I have read a lot on the alleged scandal in the media and I believe other members of the committee are also up to date on the raging issue.
“However, we cannot jump into the fray of the controversy like that in the strength of media information alone without properly checking our records for facts and figures on whether the alleged vehicles bought were appropriated for or not by the agency that purchased them.
“Our appeal to the general public for now is that they should exercise patience on the entire crisis bedevilling the aviation sector as the Senate and in particular, its committee on aviation will surely carry out thorough investigation to unravel all issues behind the whole crisis.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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