Fabmimi News: PHOTOS: Abandoned N15b Kaduna Petroleum College project set for completion

The abandoned N15billion National College of Petroleum Studies (NCPS) in Kaduna State, which was meant to be completed in 2011, is set to be completed.

The project had been abandoned by the contractors handling the project due to non-release of funds by the Federal Government and the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) and lack of commitment by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources.

The House of Representatives had in December 2016 resolved to probe the abandoned project.

A motion sponsored by Hon Aishatu Jibrin Dukku, which was unanimously endorsed by the lawmakers, read in part: “The House recalls that the then Executive Secretary of the PTDF had stated in March 2014, during budget defence that they had spent N15bn to develop the institute which was billed to be a world-class centre expected to train oil workers in various professional courses and also develop, promote and implement the petroleum technology and manpower needs through research and training, but it is now an eyesore as billions of Naira worth of investment are wasting away.

“The House is convinced that when completed and put into use, the institute will serve as a training ground for Nigerian professionals, technicians and crafts men in Engineering, Geology, Science, as well as senior management personnel in the industry and represent for the petroleum industry what the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS) is to the public service, and the National Defence College (NDC) to the military.”