The President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the 2024 Fiscal Appropriation Act budgeted the sum of N2,280,000,000 billion (N2.280 billion) under the Federal College of Produce Inspection and Stored Products Technology, Kano State, to supply motorcycles in Albasu, Gaya, Ajingi Federal Constituency of Kano State and construct street lights in Cross Rivers and other selected communities in unidentified states.
The budgetary allocation to the institution outside its constitutional mandates was revealed by the analysis of the 2024 Fiscal Appropriation Act by SaharaReporters.
The institution which is the training arm of the Nigerian Stored Produce Research Institute (NSPRI), a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, was named Federal College of Produce Inspection, Food and Stored Technology, Kano but was later changed to Federal College of Agricultural produce Technology, Kano.
The College started in 1975 as school of Food Storage Technology under the Kano sub-Station of the institute.
The school started with the training of staff of the produce inspection division of states ministries of agriculture of the then Northern states in pest control and food chemistry, but later the training was expanded to include all aspects of food storage.
The college has the mandate to: “Conduct middle-level manpower training in produce inspection and stored products technology for enhanced agricultural development in Nigeria.
“Carryout vocational training in post-harvest produce handling, research and training of technicians and technologists and award them National Diploma/Higher National Diploma to handle Post-Harvest losses, train manpower in food science technology, most importantly to produce manpower capable of complementing the work of scientists and engineers in the processing and preservation of food commodities.
“Produce agricultural extension technicians to carry out extension work among rural farmers. Organize agricultural nomadic seminars and exhibitions.
“Marketing of farm produce tools, equipment and assist in agricultural management research work.”
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The College categorically stated on its website that its philosophical objective “is based on the training of sound and effective citizens who can exploit the vast agricultural resources of the country for self-realisation and effective contribution to the national economy and development with sustainable food security.”However, SaharaReporters’ analysis of the approved 2024 budget showed that Tinubu’s government allocated the sum of N30 million to the college for “Supply of motorcycles in Albasu, Gaya, Ajingi Federal Constituency,” in Kano state.
Further details showed that N500 million was allocated to the college for “Construction of hybrid solar street lights in selected communities,” in unidentified states,” and another N500 million was budgeted for “Energy poverty intervention in selected rural settlements,” in unidentified states.
Also, N500 million was allocated to the institution for “Construction of solar powered street lights across selected communities (in unidentified states) for sustainability,” while another N500 million was budgeted for “Provision of solar powered street lights across selected communities (in unidentified states) in South West.”
Similarly, the sum of N100 million was allocated to the college for “Construction of feeder road in Shira/Glade, Bauchi,” while N20 million was budgeted for “Supply and installation of solar street lights, Kumbotso Federal Constituency, Kano State.”
The sum of N30 million was budgeted under the same college for “Provision and Installation of solar street lights in Sumaila/Takai Federal Constituency, Kano State,” and N50 million for “Provision and installation of solar street lights in Ilorin West/Asa, Kwara.”
Also, the sum of N50 million was allocated to the school for “Provision of solar street lights in Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency,” in Cross River State.
