Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority (NCAA), Captain Fola Akinkuotu has debunked media reports on the
circumstances surrounding the procurement of two BMW 760 LI armoured series
cars by the agency.
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Addressing a news conference in Abuja, Captain
Akinkuotu says the cars are operational vehicles used in the varied operations
of the NCAA including transporting the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah and
aviation-related foreign dignitaries.
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Captain Akinkuotu who announced that the purchase of
the two cars worth two hundred and fifty-five million naira followed due
process added that the NCAA remains focused on enforcing standards and
promoting safety in line with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
and Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NCAA).
Nigeria’s embattled Minister of Aviation, Princess
Stella Oduah, could have easily bought an Eclipse 500 private jet with the
whopping $1.6 million (about N255 million) used to buy her two BMW bullet-proof
cars, investigations have revealed.
Each of the two bullet-proof BMW 760 Li cars bought
for Oduah by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, is also more
expensive than the car used by British Prime Minister, David Cameron. While
Oduah’s cars go for $800,000 (about N127.5m) each, Cameron’s armoured Jaguar XJ
X351 car costs £200,000 (about N52m).
Oduah could have also bought at least five
presidential limousines used by United States President, Barack Obama, at the
cost of $300,000 each. Oduah could have also bought as many as 1231 cars, the
type used by Uruguayan President, Jose Mujica, who drives a 1987 Volkswagen
Beetle worth $1,300.
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1 comment:
Yes, we get what we deserve as a people. This is fresh air from GEJ, why is Jonathan still keeping her? she ought to be relieved and facing criminal charges. Hopefully we will get it right come 2015, we can if we put tribal and regional politics aside.
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