dont8: The kinsfolk of embattled Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, have said they are surprised at the groundswell of public opinion running against their most prominent daughter.

The people of Akili-Ozizor in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anamba State told Saturday PUNCH that as far as they were concerned, the minister is the best thing that has happened to them.

They said she has not only regularly empowered young people and widows, the minister has built schools and churches for them. They listed some of the projects she has done for the community to include the building of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, the rehabilitation of the Josephine Oduah Secondary School and the provision of a borehole.



Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah


One of the chiefs, Boniface Osakwe, who is the Onya of Akili-Ozizor, told Saturday PUNCH that Oduah’s philanthropy extends beyond the community to the entire Ogbaru l Local Government Area, spanning all the towns located along the lower bank of the River Niger in Anambra State.

Osakwe wondered why she was being persecuted in an office that she will leave one day.

“Is it because she is a woman? Other people had been in that office. She will leave one day and another person will occupy it,” Osakwe wondered.

The President General of Akili-Ozizor Town Union, Mr. Chukwudi Igwe, simply said Oduah “is a very good woman.”

He would not be dragged into commenting on the raging car scandal circulating about the minister. “I don’t know about that. All I know is that she has been helping our people,” he added.

One young man from the community, Mr. Chidozie Ogbaekwe, said he was surprised about the car scandal. “If they bought the cars for her, she will use them now. Any problem with that?” he asked.

Ogbaekwe who said many indigent members of the community have benefited from scholarships from Oduah, however pointed out that the woman was yet to fulfil the promise she made to him about buying him a motorcycle.

“I am hoping that when she comes in December, she will give me my own motorcycle,” he said.

Oduah’s image looms large over the small and rustic community located on the bank of the River Niger. From Uga Junction, 30km away from Onitsha, where commercial motorcycles ferry people to Akili-Ozizor and other towns in Ogbaru, all the visitors need to tell the cyclists is take me to Stella’s House.

Her father, John Oduah, was the traditional ruler of the community. Her mother was the Omu, a title and office Stella has since inherited.

The only asphalt road veering off the main road in the community leads to her expansive estate, which she shares with the workers of her contracting company.

She is currently erecting a huge country home on about two hectares of land, not far from her older estate.

Last year, her entire home was submerged in the flood disaster that ravaged all the riverine communities in Anambra State.


http://www.punchng.com/feature/oduah-were-shocked-kinsmen

cleobunny: All these ethnic bigots, you will wake up in the morning search online looking for a topic or story to start ethnic war on nairaland. The yoruba that do this, are from ibadan, osun, ekiti and co. Lagosians don't hate.

Lordlexyy: Enough respect to you my brother. You are a true son of your father. I am an adent follower of your post and you on many occassion has brazenly spoke against corruption and bad government. It is my wish that every Nigerian youth irrespective of our ethnic divide will with one voice condemn this monster of corruption and tribalism currently disuniting us. Btw, i am from igbo eze north local govt of Enugu state. I am first a Christian and a Nigerian, every other thing follows.

Deschil: No, I will never be on a plane that will crash.

dont8: The kinsfolk of embattled Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, have said they are surprised at the groundswell of public opinion running against their most prominent daughter.

The people of Akili-Ozizor in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anamba State told Saturday PUNCH that as far as they were concerned, the minister is the best thing that has happened to them.

They said she has not only regularly empowered young people and widows, the minister has built schools and churches for them. They listed some of the projects she has done for the community to include the building of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, the rehabilitation of the Josephine Oduah Secondary School and the provision of a borehole.



Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah


One of the chiefs, Boniface Osakwe, who is the Onya of Akili-Ozizor, told Saturday PUNCH that Oduah’s philanthropy extends beyond the community to the entire Ogbaru l Local Government Area, spanning all the towns located along the lower bank of the River Niger in Anambra State.

Osakwe wondered why she was being persecuted in an office that she will leave one day.

“Is it because she is a woman? Other people had been in that office. She will leave one day and another person will occupy it,” Osakwe wondered.

The President General of Akili-Ozizor Town Union, Mr. Chukwudi Igwe, simply said Oduah “is a very good woman.”

He would not be dragged into commenting on the raging car scandal circulating about the minister. “I don’t know about that. All I know is that she has been helping our people,” he added.

One young man from the community, Mr. Chidozie Ogbaekwe, said he was surprised about the car scandal. “If they bought the cars for her, she will use them now. Any problem with that?” he asked.

Ogbaekwe who said many indigent members of the community have benefited from scholarships from Oduah, however pointed out that the woman was yet to fulfil the promise she made to him about buying him a motorcycle.

“I am hoping that when she comes in December, she will give me my own motorcycle,” he said.

Oduah’s image looms large over the small and rustic community located on the bank of the River Niger. From Uga Junction, 30km away from Onitsha, where commercial motorcycles ferry people to Akili-Ozizor and other towns in Ogbaru, all the visitors need to tell the cyclists is take me to Stella’s House.

Her father, John Oduah, was the traditional ruler of the community. Her mother was the Omu, a title and office Stella has since inherited.

The only asphalt road veering off the main road in the community leads to her expansive estate, which she shares with the workers of her contracting company.

She is currently erecting a huge country home on about two hectares of land, not far from her older estate.

Last year, her entire home was submerged in the flood disaster that ravaged all the riverine communities in Anambra State.


http://www.punchng.com/feature/oduah-were-shocked-kinsmen

dbride: Taaaaa kinsmen, ifele megbukwa unu. Ewo, ebe ka ajokwua si bata? The budget approval was N240 million, she spent N643 million a whooping N403 million in excess without approval from the appropriate offices. and you are defending her because she is helping widows, she is building a new house that the floods destroyed, she is the omu, etc,. What nonsense! You must be suggesting that she needed that excess expended without approval for all that. In her defence, you people are incriminating her the more.

Bianu, what is an OMU doing outside her domain? All OMUs are WITCHES and everyone knows that. So FFK is not far from the truth after all. More revelations coming out even from her defenders. She is about to be disgraced by the higher power - GOD, I don't know yet when, where or how but this is my position. Mark my words. Ka Chukwu debe anyi ndu.

jeffizy: We're talking large scale corruption, they are talking of okada.
Laughable , I tell you.

Abbycite:

Do u just say 'let her be'......u must be cr*zy! If not, how do u expect us to curb d menace of corruption. Don't get me wrong, I strongly believe dis is what d majority of d ministries do. But d moment u are caught, there is no hidden place for u under d sun again. Remember Tafa Balogun, Etteh, Bode George are from SW and they are duly persecuted by their fellow kinsmen. So don't ever come here again to tell me to condone corruption.

BOTTOMLINE: The rules of corrption in dis country is 'never get caught'.

Lordlexyy: It seems the god of corruption after all, is an igbo god. The god must be greedily smart enough to tempt all her adherence to see no evil and say no evil. God punish that god and all its followers that condone corruption, and that use ethnic bigotry to defend public stealing because she's my tribes woman. Somebody say amen.

jeffizy: We're talking large scale corruption, they are talking of okada.
Laughable , I tell you.

Lordlexyy: Look, i'm not yoruba, but in all fairness, i haven't come across any yoruba man atleast on net or on pages of newspaper trying desperately to shield any of their own from any malpratices like some the easterners does when one of their own is involve. The case of obj and his mis-rule ready comes to mind. People may tagged them back stabbers and all of that, to me that is subjective to individul interpretation. But on a general discourse, they have proven to be more patriotic and sensitive. Come on, corruption has no boundry. It is a manace that affects all of us directly or indirectly. Coming out to defend the Minister when it is obvious she has her hands soil is unpatriotic or moranic. Her removal will not put food on any one's table, but atleast let the right thing be done, that is called bringing sanity into the system.

dbride:



The wrath of God is already at her doorstep! Can Oduah claim to have peace? There is no peace for the wicked and that is part of God's wrath.

oluamid: Yet the President and Mrs Oduah are presently in Jerusalem. Makes one to wonder.