Tinubu reelection: Probe FAAC deduction, greatest crime against Nigeria – Adeyanju to EFCC, ICPC

Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has condemned the reported deduction of Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, funds successful Nigeria for President Bola Tinubu’s reelection, saying it violates the country’s constitution.

Noting that specified a measurement would magnitude to 1 of the top crimes against Nigeria, Adeyanju charged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to analyse the matter.

In a terse connection helium signed, Adeyanju said: “Any deduction of statutory allocations astatine root for the intent of governmental campaigns raises sedate law and transgression concerns.

“Under Section 162 of the CFRN 1999 (as amended), FAAC allocations are nationalist funds belonging to the states arsenic federating units and held successful spot for the people, not backstage resources to beryllium deployed astatine the discretion of governors for partisan interests.

“Beyond these law issues, immoderate publication moving into billions of naira whitethorn besides interruption the donation limits prescribed nether the Electoral Act 2022, which places a headdress connected idiosyncratic governmental contributions.

“Where nationalist funds are allegedly diverted for run financing, specified behaviour could magnitude to transgression breach of trust, misappropriation of nationalist funds, maltreatment of office, and economical sabotage against the affected st...