JONATHAN FINALLY MAKES MOVES AGAINST STELLA ODUAH (Aviation minister)

Jonathan finally took his first obvious action against Stella on

Monday with the last-minute decision to stop her from signing the

much-publicised Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with Israel.

Following the refusal of many Nigerians to say "Amen" to prayer for

Stella Oduah in Israel on Sunday, it then dawned on President Jonathan

that he can no longer allow Stella to sign another official

document...

In her stead, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola

Onwuliri, signed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government of

Nigeria. Stella Oduah was shocked as she was present at the venue.

Presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, confirmed that Stella Oduah

did not sign the BASA agreement on behalf of the government. He

however refused to explain why she was not allowed to sign.

But a top Presidency source on the entourage of the President in

Israel told Punch that the decision to stop Stella from signing the

agreement was taken shortly after Jonathan arrived in Israel.

That same reason, he added, informed the decision of the President's

aides to keep the minister away from the President since their arrival

in the country.

Stella Oduah, NCAA chiefs risk five years in jail

The House Committee on Public Procurement had said in Abuja that

Stella and officials of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority risked

five-year jail term if found guilty of breaching procurement

regulations in purchase of the controversial and "highly inflated"

N255m bulletproof cars.