The Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha has called on the Executive arm of government to fulfill its obligation to implement the recommendations presented to it in its investigation of the N255 million BMW scandal that rocked the Aviation Ministry in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Onyejeocha who spoke in her home town Isiochi, Abia State, during a visit to her constituency said that the Reps had done their job by investigating the scandal and forwarding their recommendations to the Executive arm. She said that the lawmakers were not empowered to go beyond that.
According to her, “Well for me the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is very clear. All of us worked to protect the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria so whether you are an executive person or you are a parliamentarian or in the judiciary, the constitution is the primary things you need to protect.”
She continued, “Why can’t we say the truth, we need to say the truth no matter who is involved. For me the primary responsibility of any legislator in Nigeria is to God after here what do you tell your creator and so once you have that at the back if your mind you do your work”.
On what happens to the report submitted and the recommendations made by the House as it concerns the N255 million bullet proof cars, she said that the committee has done the work assigned to it and the House work stops there.
“Our work ended with the submission at the floor of the House and that the House had made its own recommendations. It is not our business what happens after we have finished our own work. It is left for the executive to do their own and off course what the constitution empowers us to do is to investigate the supposed corruption, it is not our duty to implement there is no way any lawmaker would implement,” she said.
The Reps have recommended the review of Stella Oduah’s appointment for contravening the Appropriation Act. They also recommended a refund by Coscharis on the customs waiver utilized by it.