We
might not have heard all about the money laundering allegation against
Senator Stella Oduah by the EFCC as a new revelation could give the case
another twist.
Senator Stella Oduah
The allegations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that it discovered the sum of N2.5bn in an account
opened in the name of an unnamed housemaid of Senator Stella Oduah has
been described as cheap lie and blackmail. The Senator had earlier denied the claim by the EFCC.
This was revealed in a statement by the South East Association of
Igbo Ladies, SEAIL, who stated that the Senator Representing Anambra
North Senatorial District had no female domestic staff as being
reported.
The group also said it believes the purported sources were not
staff of EFCC arguing that the EFCC only works with factual evidence(s)
as against what was being reported.
The statement read in part:
“We would like to state unequivocally that this report is
totally false baseless and has no sense in it. In the first place, Sen
Oduah has no female domestic staff. In the second place, what would be
the sense in putting such money in a personal account. -is it for
savings or concealment -either of which makes no sense no matter how big
the person is?
“We are confident to say that the report did not by any
imagination arose from EFCC because the EFCC of today we know are
diligent and works with facts. We are convinced that the source of the
report must be the handiwork of some mischief makers who have not hidden
their determination to bring Sen Oduah down by every means.
“They succeeded in pushing her out of government but failed to stop her from winning her election to the senate.
“In the same vain determination they have continued to pursue her through the court to see if they can root her out.
“Oduah is one of the few senators who after one year in office
is still battling with pre-election matters in court. We are convinced
that it is because they have not been able to completely uproot the
distinguished sen that they reverted to their usual character
assassination strategy.
“It is our wish to use this opportunity to appeal to the
persecutors of Senator Oduah to let her be in the name of God after so
much trauma.
“They must remember that Senator Oduah is not a new name in the
Nigerian economy. It is known to all that Sen Oduah was a well known
business woman who founded and managed an outstanding successful
business in the oil and gas sector before venturing into government. It
is also well known to every fair minded Nigerian she lost her business
as a result of her incursion into government for which reason she came
out of government poor than she went in.
“We want to state that our only consolation in the regrettable
senerio that is playing out now is that Sen Oduah’s work in government
as aviation minister can not be denied even by her worse enemies. Her
work at the airports shall remain the pride of the aviation industry in
the next 30yrs.
“As a senator. Sen Oduah has continued to put up an exemplary performance.”
