The Senate has queried Managing Director of the Federal
Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr George Uriesi, over four bulletproof
cars owned by his agency.
This was coming on the heels of the
controversies surrounding the purchase of two units of BMW bullet-proof cars
for the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, at the cost of N255
million.
The 45-year-old FAAN MD, on Tuesday,
went through a grilling season with the six-man Senate Committee on Aviation.
He is however yet to take delivery
the vehicles as they are still with the bankers who financed the transaction.
The committee had queried Uriesi over
the purchase of four bullet-proof cars in the custody of FAAN.
Caving in to the grilling session,
Uriesi told the Senator Hope Uzodima-led committee that the vehicles included
two units of Lexus Limousine cars and two units of Prado Jeeps.
He further told the committee that
the two limousines were bought at the cost of N60m each, contrary to the N70m
being insinuated.
He said he did not know of the cost
of the two Prado Jeeps, adding that the vehicles were still in the custody of
the bankers which funded the purchase.
A close source to the Senate committee
who made the disclosure also said Uriesi could not account for the person who
ordered the purchase and for who they were meant for.
He was said to have revealed that the
Aviation Minister approved the purchase of the vehicles, while somebody which
he failed to mention, signed on his behalf.
A visibly angry Senator Uzodinma was
said to have had lambasted the FAAN boss for receiving approval from the
minister instead of the Federal Executive Council.
He therefore ordered the FAAN MD to
return to the committee on Monday with details of the transactions and
necessary receipts he used to purchase the vehicles.
He was also asked to bring along
details of other vehicles which the agency bought for its directors
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It is becoming increasingly obvious that bullet proof cars are the latest craze in govt and indeed among wealthy Nigerians. Very soon a Local Government Chairman will acquire one on the excuse that his life is in danger for stepping on powerful toes in his constituency. All these at the expense of the highly impoverished masses. To all the govt agencies that have used taxpayers money to procure expensive bullet proof cars secretly, your time of exposure is here. God will help us!
ReplyDeleteIf not for the division in PDP, we will not hear all these top secrets. Ranging from Golden iPhone (for Independent day) to the misappropriation of public fund by Aviation ministry(N255m) and that of FAAN (4 bulletproof) and host of other top secrets, are as a result of the division in PDP and the sacking of over nine ministers by GEJ administration.
ReplyDeleteIf GEJ did not sack those ministers and there was unity in PDP, believe me, there will be nobody to expose all these. They will sweep it under the carpet and call it party problems (PP)
The exposure credit goes to the G7 and the sacked ministers.
More are still coming, just wait.
S.O.R.
I told you, when will Nigeria leaders be free from this habit of self-centeredness, they are all thives in disguise. The only solution to this national economic mess is "REVOLUTION", Just like what Ghana did. Before they throw the entire great nation into an irrecoverable joperdy.
ReplyDeleteWen u haf d head to be so corrupt n weak,d followers will be so bold to steal n do tins so obviously
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