The FGC Warri Feeding Fraud: How N100 Million for Student Meals Disappeared into Three Pockets with No Procurement Records

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A troubling financial irregularity has engulfed Federal Government College (FGC), Warri, where nearly ₦100 million earmarked for student feeding was allegedly paid out to three individuals without a shred of procurement records or evidence that the food ever arrived.

The sum, ₦97,402,000.00, was disbursed in 2020 for the supply of food items to the college. However, investigators found no due process, no competitive bidding, and critically, no store records to show that any goods were received or distributed.

The finding, buried in the 2020 Annual Report of the Auditor-General for the Federation, paints a picture of a system where millions vanished into private pockets under the guise of institutional feeding. The report specifically cited violations of Financial Regulations 2009, paragraphs 2946(i) and 603(i) rules designed to prevent exactly this kind of phantom expenditure.

The human cost of this alleged diversion is stark. At a time when the college, like many federal institutions, struggles with infrastructure and student welfare, nearly ₦100 million intended for the dining hall simply evaporated. The risk identified is not abstract: it is the diversion of public funds and payment for jobs that were never executed.

Notably, when confronted with the findings, management offered no response. The silence from the school authorities leaves a glaring question hanging over the institution: if the food was never supplied, where did the money go, and who authorized its release?

The report does not name the three officers involved, nor does it specify the name of the principal serving at the time of the transaction in 2020. However, the absence of accountability remains the central theme. The regulation cited is clear: without store documentation and procurement records, the payment stands as an irregularity of the highest order.

For parents and alumni who hold FGC Warri in high esteem, the revelation is a bitter pill. The college, situated along Ekurede Urhobo road, has long been a citadel of learning in Delta State. Yet this finding suggests that behind the classroom doors, the business of feeding students was conducted in the shadows without transparency, without competition, and seemingly, without food.

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