NIGERIA (Abuja) – After much investigation carried out by members of the National House of Representatives into the armoured cars saga which the Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah allegedly ordered to be purchased illegally with a sum of N255 million, members of the House Committee on Aviation has recommended that the minister should be sacked because she is “guilty as charged.”

The decision of the committee which investigated Mrs. Oduah was approved by the whole House yesterday during the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal.

The House asked President Goodluck Jonathan to “review the continued engagement” of Mrs. Oduah.

Furthermore, the House recommended that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), should further investigate other officials involved in the scam and the car supplier, Coscharis Motors.

However, Mrs. Oduah has expressed her disappointment and shock about the decision of the House.

“We are shocked and disappointed that in spite of the deluge of representations and evidences provided by the Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah and all invited stakeholders on the matter, the House would reach conclusions that have only confirmed that there was a hidden Agenda in the entire exercise from the beginning,” a statement by the minister’s office said.

The minister said the decision only proved the House’s “underhand tactics” which had long manifested in the decision of some members of the committee to leak copies of the report to the media.

“We stand by our earlier submissions to the committee that Due Process was followed in the procurement of the vehicles by the NCAA. The Minister told the Public Hearing; and her evidence was corroborated by the NCAA that the cars were neither purchased for her nor in her name.

“Evidence also shows that the cars in question were included as a line item under the “safety and Security vehicles” sub-head in the Appropriation Act. The position of the committee that this was not included the budget is spurious as clear evidence exists in the Appropriation Act as stated above.” Her statement read.