Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu has been deducting ₦100 billion monthly from the federation account without the required approval.
Speaking during an interview on Prime Time, a programme aired on Arise Television, El-Rufai described the alleged action as unconstitutional, insisting that it amounts to an impeachable offence.
He claimed that the unauthorised deductions have persisted for more than 15 months, bringing the total amount involved to about ₦1.5 trillion.
He said:
“Government data. I’m not quoting something out of the air. So for that 100 billion that goes out every month from the Federation account, without appropriation by the National Assembly, by the way, without appropriation by the state assemblies, because part of the money belongs to the states.
“So each state assembly is supposed to appropriate that part. So the 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.
“So 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?
“Look if you asked me in 2022 or 2023 when we were campaigning, that things would ever be this bad, I would say that you are mentally ill.”
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