Why President Tinubu should be impeached from office – Ex Governor gives damninng remarks
Why President Tinubu should be impeached from office – Ex Governor gives damninng remarks
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of authorising monthly withdrawals of N100 billion from the Federation Account without constitutional approval.
El-Rufai made the allegation during an interview on Prime Time, a programme aired on Arise Television, where he described the deductions as unlawful and a serious breach of financial regulations.
According to the former governor, the withdrawals have allegedly been ongoing for more than 15 months, bringing the total amount involved to about N1.5 trillion.
He argued that if the claims are accurate, such actions would constitute a grave violation of due process and warrant a full investigation by the appropriate authorities.
El-Rufai further said the National Assembly has a responsibility to scrutinise the matter, stressing that no funds should be taken from the Federation Account without legislative approval.
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.”
