Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday told the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation that the Ministry of Aviation approved the controversial purchase of the N255m bulletproof cars for Ms Stella Oduah. The Director of Aerodrome in the NCAA, Mr. Joyce Nkem-Akonam, made this known during the committee’s public sitting in Abuja. Nkem-Akonam, who handled the transaction as the acting managing director of the NCAA, had made spirited efforts to defend the purchase. He told the committee members that since “Leased financing, not direct financing, was adopted to procure the vehicles,” the agency breached no law. When asked if leased financing was not a commitment that the NCAA would still pay for the vehicles, he said it did not mean that it was extra-budgetary spending. Facing a barrage of questions from the committee members, he later said the NCAA got approval from the Aviation ministry. • B
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