Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has alleged that President Bola Tinubu has been deducting N100 billion every month from the federation account without approval, describing the action as grounds for impeachment.

Speaking on Arise Television’s “Prime Time”, El-Rufai said the unauthorised deductions have persisted for over 15 months, totaling N1.5 trillion.

“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… the entire deduction and expenditure is unconstitutional. It’s an impeachable offense,” he said.

El-Rufai questioned the purpose of the deductions, asking: “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 stated that the current state of governance was far worse than he anticipated during previous campaigns in 2022 and 2023.