Senator representing Anambra
North, Stella Oduah has debunked report that she bought a $1.2m house in
England while she was a Minister.
Uduah is alleged to have procured
the property using someone else’s name.
But speaking in Abuja, on
Thursday, Oduah said, “Of course, the allegation is not true, it cannot be
true.”
She said, “It is unfortunate that
we have a country where journalists will copy a story without verifying the
authenticity of that story.
“When you read my statement on it
later, then it will be for you to make up your mind. But, categorically it is
untrue and it is unfair.”
Oduah recalled how she was once
accused of purchasing two BMW cars when she was a Minister.
She said, “In fact, bullet proof
cars were never a transaction that was not approved.
“They were two vehicles that were
on higher purchase by the agency and the ministry directed that because of the
need as proposed by the agency, they should go ahead and do the higher
purchase.
“Suddenly, for the online medium,
higher purchase turned into procurement; I don’t know if there is a similarity
between higher purchase and procurement.
“So, I now realise and sympathise
with anybody that works or tries to work for the government, because you will
have the likes of Sahara Reporters thrive on making your life difficult.
“I rise above that at all times
because I know that what they say is never the truth, particularly in my case,
it is not true.
“It cannot be true; why will I
purchase vehicles on higher purchase and then it is on the ministry’s and
agency’s name, why?
“That same vehicle, I never drove
it for one day and when I was leaving the ministry, I didn’t take it along with
me?
“The question should be `where
are those bullet proof cars today?”
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