Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has accused President Bola Tinubu of unlawfully withdrawing N100 billion monthly from the federation account without approval from the National Assembly or state legislatures.
Speaking on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ programme, monitored by DAILY POST, El-Rufai described the deductions as unconstitutional and said they constitute an impeachable offense.
He claimed the unauthorized withdrawals have been ongoing for more than 15 months, totaling approximately N1.5 trillion.
“Government data. I’m not quoting something out of the air. That 100 billion that goes out every month from the Federation account—without appropriation by the National Assembly and without appropriation by the state assemblies, because part of the money belongs to the states. Each state assembly is supposed to appropriate their share. This entire deduction and expenditure is unconstitutional. It’s an impeachable offense, but it has been going on for more than 15 months from the last time I checked,” El-Rufai said.
He questioned the use of the funds amid worsening security challenges, asking, “Where has that 1.5 trillion gone? What is it being used for? Why is the security situation just getting worse? Why is the government asking communities to protect themselves?”
El-Rufai expressed disbelief at the state of the country, adding, “If you had asked me in 2022 or 2023 when we were campaigning that things would ever be this bad, I would have said that you are mentally ill.”
