Aviation stakeholders have expressed delight over President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to finally remove Stella Oduah from the helms of affairs at the Aviation ministry.
Deputy General Secretary, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Comrade Olayinka Abioye described the development as President Jonathan’s Valentine’s gift to Nigerians.
Comrade Abioye said: “We will remember Princess Stella Oduah for so many things. All the remodelling project and upgrade of
infrastructure, did they follow due process? The answer is no; were the stakeholders carried along in the process? The answer
is no. Were proper materials used in the buildings and the structures, the answer is no. Does FAAN which is supposed to be
the supervisor in the know of several of these things? The answer is no.
“President Goodluck Jonathan has just given Nigerians a valentine gift by the removal of Princes Stella Oduah and, however painful it may be, we will cherish this gift. The House of Representatives in their report indicted the minister for violating extant rules and urged the government to review her appointment. That word review means a very big thing, if somebody is appointed in a place and there is an error and you said please can we review the appointment of this person, it means that, please get this fellow away from this place or position.”
Also speaking on the development, Captain Dele Ore of the Aviation Round Table said Oduah’s sack was a welcome development.
He said: “That is good news, I congratulate President Goodluck Jonathan for the bold step he has taken though it is belated. It is a welcome development. Now that the minister has been asked to go this is the time to bring aviation back to the right track. We hope it is not too late to protect our Category One Status which is being threatened.
“We expect that her successor will be coming will correct several errors that have been committed in the process of this transformation agenda.”