Trying Times Ahead for Stella Oduah
These are trying times for individuals who never contemplated compromising conventional ethics. The federal government, it seems, is on the prowl for such individuals and suspects Stella Oduah, the former Minister of Aviation, of being one of them. Given the gravity of this suspicion, Oduah is not having the best of times.
The recent case of a secondary school student believed to have falsified her JAMB scores has spread everywhere. Apart from using the prompt reaction of the upper ranks of the JAMB board as political leverage, critics have also grown adept at pointing fingers at people like Oduah, who have rumours of certificate falsification hanging over their heads.
Coincidentally, the case of Oduah recently took a new turn after the federal government filed charges against her. Specifically, the accusations included suspicions of certificate falsification, conspiracy, and the unlawful withholding of government funds. With these accusations, Oduah’s reputation is taking a beating, something that her rivals are likely clinking wine glasses over.
While Oduah is not the first person suspected of forging documents among retired public workers, hers is a persisting issue. The media has especially animated the matter in past years, reporting both substantiated and unsubstantiated pieces of proof in her support or against her.
However, the current issue might take the wind out of Oduah’s sail, considering that it is the federal government in the accuser’s box. Moreover, it is reported that the falsification of the NYSC certificate is being compounded by her supposed claims of having lost it. But what about the corruption charges, which might cause her to become tight friends with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)?
The fact is that Oduah will not have it easy in the coming weeks. With the overwhelming clamour for truth and justice across the country, she might be the first casualty of the current government, deterring others from going the same path she is accused of.
