In a new twist, a director of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authorities (NCAA) and the Coordinating spokesman of aviation agencies, Mr Yakubu Datti has said that the unearthed scandals the aviation minister is currently embroiled with are a direct result of the G7 Governors attempt to discredit the President and deny him the 2015 elections.
The G7 Governors refers to Governor Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Aliyu Magatakardan Wamakko (Sokoto), and Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara).
The statement from the NCAA reads in part, “the purchase of official vehicles by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authorities (NCAA) has assumed a comical dimension as every car, bus and van in all the aviation agencies now allegedly belong to the minister of aviation.
“No mention is made of the fact that, of all the documents paraded for the vehicles, none mentioned the name of the Minister of Aviation. This is not withstanding the fact that the NCAA has come out to clarify the issue that entered into the transaction.
“Indeed, Nigerians are mischievously sold the lie that the cars have been paid for, meanwhile they were purchased on higher purchase and payments are yet to even commence.
“Nigerians must brace up for more misinformation on this matter as very soon, pictures of trains and ships will soon be published as belonging to the minister of aviation.
“Nigerians must also note that the main target of this sinister plot is President Goodluck Jonathan who must be stopped from running for re-election in 2015, in line with the dictates of the Group of Seven governors (G7), who have demanded that (Finance Minister) Okonjo Iweala, (Minister of Petroleum) Diezani Alison-Madueke, and Princess Oduah must go as a condition for a truce (?).
“These same spoilers mounted and orchestrated campaign for the removal of other shinning stars. And now, they have turned their searchlight on Princess Stella Oduah, another rising star of this administration. Should they be allowed to succeed this time?
“To the discerning mind, their ultimate target is not Princess Stella Oduah, or the other Ministers but the 2015 re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan. They will stop at nothing to achieve their aim.”