The embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, has commenced last- ditch efforts to save her job.
The PUNCH learnt on Sunday that she had used the last few days seeking private audience with President Goodluck Jonathan.
On Friday for instance, she was sighted at the Presidential Villa in
Abuja as calls by groups for her removal over the purchase of two BMW
bulletproof cars for her by the Nigerian Civil Aviation authority
heightened.
The NCAA spent a whopping $1.6m(N225m) on the two cars which market value is N36m each.
A very reliable Presidency source, who disclosed Oduah’s visit to the
Villa, said she “wanted to explain herself to the President, who like
every Nigerian, was embarrassed by the media reports and the evidence of
the purchase of the two cars at an outrageous sum of N225m.”
The source said, “She was here (Villa) on Friday but like you know, Mr. President was busy throughout the weekend.”
When asked if Oduah eventually saw Jonathan, he replied, “I cannot
tell for sure if the minister who looked worried saw him or not.”
However, the source dismissed speculations that Oduah, who is to appear
before the Senate this week over the crisis facing the Aviation
industry, was at the Villa to beg the President to prevent possible
sanctions.