Thursday 24 October 2013

Stella Oduah's Response To A Query From The Presidency

The Minister of Aviation,Princess Stella Oduah, who is facing separate probe panels set up by President
Goodluck Jonathan as well as the National Assembly over the purchase of N255 million armoured cars has written the president to explain her side of the story.

The President on Tuesday issued a query to her to explain her role in the purchase of the
armoured cars. In her response which Vanguard obtained exclusively, the minister said procurement of
the cars followed due process and was provided for in the NCAA 2013 budget.


In her defence titled: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON THE PROCUREMENT OF NCAA OPERATIONAL VEHICLES, she wrote:
“The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, is the statutory regulator of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Industry. Aviation Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah. Consequently, the NCAA is charged with oversight responsibilities over all civil aviation operations in the country, including safety, security and strict compliance with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices, SARPs, and Nigerian Civil Aviation
Regulations, NCARs.
2. Towards the effective implementation of its statutory regulatory responsibilities, therefore, it is imperative that the NCAA is fully equipped with highly specialised tools and facilities, including adequate operational
vehicles to cover all 22 national airports and over 400 airstrips. In keeping with standard practice, provision is therefore made annually for the replacement of obsolete, inadequate and unreliable monitoring equipment.
3.In the 2013 budgetary appropriation, provision was made for the procurement of specialised equipment (including operational vehicles) to complement and in some cases replace obsolete ones. Furthermore, the fact that NCAA, as the regulator of the industry, often plays host to dignitaries from ICAO, IATA, US FAA, AFRAA,AFCAC BAGASO, CANSO, ACI and a host of others makes it necessary to have
specialised operational vehicles.
4.With regard to the procurement of additional operational vehicles (including BMW Security Vehicles), the following due process was observed:
(I) By letter dated April 15, 2013, NCAA officially requested authorisation from the Federal Ministry of Aviation to procure 56 operational vehicles through lease financing. This option was proposed to the ministry to enable the NCAA make 36 monthly payments based on receipts from Internally Generated
Revenue, IGR. Approval The Ministry therefore granted due approval.
(ii)Based on the ministry’s approval, the NCAA invited Expressions of Interest from all Banks in Nigeria for the financing of the said vehicles. EOI was adopted because the procurement is two sided. First, the financier
would have to be selected before the supplier is determined. This is in line with
procurement best practices.
(iii) On May 24, 2013, the response received from the various banks to the Expression of Interest, EOI, request was opened publicly and minutes of the opening exercise was duly documented. During the EOI opening exercise, NCAA got commendation from one of the Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, approved by BPP who were invited for the opening exercise.
(iv) The evaluation of the expression of interests was held on May 31, 2013 during which First Bank Plc, Union Bank Plc and Stanbic IBTC emerged most responsive. On the June 10, 2013 the above three banks
were invited to submit Financial Proposals.Thereafter, First Bank emerged the highest rated responsive bidder.
(v)Between June 20 and 25, 2013, invoices were received from various accredited motor vehicle dealers during which only Coscharis Motors Limited quoted for BMW SecurityVehicles. Tenders Board
(vi) On June 28, 2013, NCAA Parastatal Tenders Board approved the selection of First Bank Ltd for the Lease Financing as well as Metropolitan Motor Vehicles and Coscharis for the supply of the vehicles. All necessary approvals were duly sought and obtained accordingly.
(vii) Between July 8, 2013 to August, 12, 2013 various meetings were held with First Bank Ltd, contract agreement was signed and necessary documentation executed. Your Excellency is respectfully invited to
note:
(i) The crucial statutory role of the NCAA in regulating civil aviation operations in the country, including safety, security and strict compliance with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and
Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NCARs).
(ii) The need for NCAA to be fully equipped with highly specialized tools and facilities
(including operational vehicles) to enable the effective implementation of its statutory functions.
(iii) The procurement of specialized operational vehicles is duly provided for inthe NCAA 2p 13 (IGR)  Budget and the need for adopting instalmental lease payments over36rionths.
(iii) That Due Process was followed in the procurement of the said operational vehicles. Please your Excellency my continued loyally and esteemed regards.

Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah, OON,
Honourable Minister.

Culled From: Information Nigeria

10 comments:

  1. Is she fucking with our collective intelligence? Application was made to the Ministry of Aviation, which she heads.......of cos the purchases will be approved....is it the money the see in these offices that make them to loose their common sense?

    I am sure there were loads more less scandalous ways to have made this money but greed wanted it all in one lump sum.

    On another hand, i see say she is still answering Ms., not Mrs.........abeg, who get her hook up? hook a brother up make i follow chop through her #sugar mummy things :p

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  2. Play play Nija..

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  3. This is total distraction... Let the minister buy more vehicle if that is what she need to work for us towards making our Aviation industry worth something... Am still very suprised that people still fly our local flights... I no fit ooo

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  4. Naija dey sweet no be small...so, if my employer sanction me, na for Internet I go respond...

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  5. Hmmmmmmm!!! long story of Cockroach jam trailer, trailer come pieces. God is on the side of the masses of people of Nigeria these days.

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  6. She's even ashamed to mention the amount spent...is it just me or did anyone else notice she stylishly avoided mentioning the specific amount spent on the Beemers?

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    1. bros, me notice am but the amount dey public so e no matter.........

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  7. i used to think she was intelligent.

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  8. ...And to think she's not even married makes it all so intriguing. Whoever de blow dat "girl" go de deal with bullshit o.

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