The Senate Committee on Aviation on Wednesday said the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) confirmed that it purchased 202 vehicles.
It said that FAAN also confirmed that two Lexus Limousine cars and two Toyota Prado jeeps are part of the vehicles.
The committee said that FAAN claimed that two of the vehicles were bought for the Aviation Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah while another two were purchased for the FAAN Managing Director.
It said that some of the vehicles were bought for the use of directors of FAAN.
FAAN MD, Mr. George Uriesi, had told the committee that the limousines were bought for N60m each.
The MD said that he does not have information on the cost of the Prado jeeps.
He also told the committee the cars were in the custody of an unnamed bank which funded the purchase of the four vehicles.
The MD claimed that the Aviation Minister approved the purchase, while somebody whose name he did not disclose signed on his (Uriesi) behalf.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Hope Uzondinma, spoke on the car purchase at the continued Public Hearing on the crisis in the aviation sector.
Uzodinma said, “Investigation is still ongoing and it will not be fair for me to preempt it. FAAN did confirm that among the operational vehicles they purchased, four of them are armoured vehicles, two for the MD and two for the minister.
“We told them (FAAN) to go back and put everything in writing and make a comprehensive statements on all vehicles purchased.
“FAAN said that they bought a total number of 202 vehicles for different operations. So until they come back on Monday we cannot rush into conclusion. The MD FAAN said that they did a funding arrangement with a commercial bank.”
He that said his committee will do a thorough investigation of extra-budgetary spending by the parastatals in the Aviation Ministry.
It said that FAAN also confirmed that two Lexus Limousine cars and two Toyota Prado jeeps are part of the vehicles.
The committee said that FAAN claimed that two of the vehicles were bought for the Aviation Minister, Ms. Stella Oduah while another two were purchased for the FAAN Managing Director.
It said that some of the vehicles were bought for the use of directors of FAAN.
FAAN MD, Mr. George Uriesi, had told the committee that the limousines were bought for N60m each.
The MD said that he does not have information on the cost of the Prado jeeps.
He also told the committee the cars were in the custody of an unnamed bank which funded the purchase of the four vehicles.
The MD claimed that the Aviation Minister approved the purchase, while somebody whose name he did not disclose signed on his (Uriesi) behalf.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Hope Uzondinma, spoke on the car purchase at the continued Public Hearing on the crisis in the aviation sector.
Uzodinma said, “Investigation is still ongoing and it will not be fair for me to preempt it. FAAN did confirm that among the operational vehicles they purchased, four of them are armoured vehicles, two for the MD and two for the minister.
“We told them (FAAN) to go back and put everything in writing and make a comprehensive statements on all vehicles purchased.
“FAAN said that they bought a total number of 202 vehicles for different operations. So until they come back on Monday we cannot rush into conclusion. The MD FAAN said that they did a funding arrangement with a commercial bank.”
He that said his committee will do a thorough investigation of extra-budgetary spending by the parastatals in the Aviation Ministry.
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