Tinubu should be impeached for deducting N100bn every month – El-Rufai

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused President Bola Tinubu of illegally deducting N100 billion monthly from the federation account without approval.

Speaking on ‘Prime Time,’ a programme on Arise Television, El-Rufai described the action as unconstitutional and worthy of impeachment.

He claimed the unauthorized deductions have persisted for over 15 months, totaling around 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 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. 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,” he said.

El-Rufai questioned the use of the funds, adding, “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?”

He further expressed disbelief at the state of the country, saying, “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.”