Car scam: Activists give EFCC two weeks to arrest Oduah A coalition of Civil Society Organisations under the aegis of Say No Campaign on Friday in Abuja gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission two weeks ultimatum to arrest the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, over the N255m car scam or face litigation. The group also faulted the 2014 Budget estimate, saying the financial document showed that government was yet to acknowledge its primary duty of providing for the welfare and security of the citizens. The SNC, at a press briefing in Abuja convened by Auwal Rafsanjani, Ezenwa Nwagwu, Samson Itodo and Jaye Gaskia, stated that the EFCC should arrest and prosecute Oduah by virtue of Section 7 (1) of its establishment Act which empowers the commission to commence investigation as to whether any person, corporate body or organisation has committed any offence under the Act or other law relating to economic and financial crimes. The coalition said, “The recent corruption allegation against the Minister of Aviation for the illegal purchase of two Armoured BMW cars at the outrageous price of N255 million generated citizens’ uproar and received popular condemnation from different stakeholders in the polity. “These condemnations are deemed to have occasioned the constitution of an investigative committee by President Good-luck Jonathan. Similarly, the House of Representatives responded by constituting its own committee to investigate the issue. The Reps Committee has subsequently released a report indicting Stella Oduah.” According to the SNC, while the report clearly indicted the minister, the coalition said it was rather worrisome to observe the absence of the political will to prosecute her. The organization said, “We demand that the EFCC should exercises its powers by conducting an investigation into the aforementioned issue; the commission should further arrest the indicted Minister for Aviation for prosecution in a court of competent jurisdiction. “Should the EFCC refrain from taking the appropriate and required action; the Say No Campaign will not hesitate to institute a legal action against the Commission within 14 days.”
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 22:20:28 +0000
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