The review revealed that the Federal Co-operative College, Oji River, received a total allocation of N226,774,286,482, with N225,632,456,036 earmarked for capital expenditure.
A review of the 2026 Appropriation Act by SaharaReporters revealed that the National Assembly has approved no fewer than N29.59 billion for the provision and installation of solar street lights, transformers, and rural electrification projects across several states of Nigeria under the Federal Co-operative College, Oji River, Enugu State, despite such projects being outside its legal mandate as an academic institution.
The review revealed that the Federal Co-operative College, Oji River, received a total allocation of N226,774,286,482, with N225,632,456,036 earmarked for capital expenditure.
Embedded within the capital allocation, however, is N29,590,050,651 dedicated to dozens of constituency-style projects involving the provision and installation of solar street lights, transformers and rural electrification spread across virtually every geopolitical zone of the country.
Checks by SaharaReporters on the official website of the Federal Co-operative College, Oji River, showed that the institution's core mandate is to provide academic and professional training in cooperative education and management.
