Reps May Order Aviation Minister’s Arrest

The House of Representatives has threatened to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of embattled Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, if, by Tuesday, she fails to appear before its Committee on Aviation.
The Reps had summoned to answer questions on aviation related issues on the heels of the Associated Airlines plane crash last month, and on the two controversial armoured BMW cars said to have been bought for her by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
Oduah who is in Israel to sign a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA), alongside President Goodluck Jonathan, with Israeli officials is expected back early enough to appear before the House. Although, sources have said she may not be allowed to be part of the BASA deal as President Goodluck may regard allowing her to be part as encouraging corruption.

“If she fails to show up (for the House Committee hearing), we will issue a bench warrant to get her arrested”, the House of Representatives, spokesman, Hon. Zakari Lafia Mohammed, said.
Speaking in an interview with Sunday Vanguard, Mohammed added; “This is a national issue that must be properly thrashed out with the zeal of a wounded lion. If need be, we will ask the Speaker to issue a bench warrant immediately she fails to show up and she will be arrested. We’ve given her enough grace as the committee will sit on Friday, Monday and Tuesday. All those excuses given on her behalf will not hold by the time we conclude our findings.”