The Federal House of Representatives has threatened to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah if she fails to appear before its Committee on Aviation on Tuesday to answer questions relating to last September’s Associated Airlines plane crash in Lagos.
However, with the outbreak of the scandal involving the purchase of two bulletproof cars for the minister by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for N225m, she is now expected to equally answer questions on the matter.
Although Oduah, as at Sunday night was in Israel with President Goodluck to sign a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA), alongside President Goodluck Jonathan, with Israeli officials.
According to Spokesman of the House, Hon. Zakari Lafia Mohammed, if Oduah fails to show up for the House Committee hearing, a bench warrant will be issued to get her arrested.
“This is a national issue that must be properly thrashed out with the zeal of a wounded lion,” he said. “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 have 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.”
