Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised the substantial salaries and running costs earned by Nigeria's federal lawmakers, arguing that the earnings are unjustifiable in a country where the minimum wage stands at N70,000.

Mr Obasanjo, who served as Nigeria's military dictator from 1976 to 1979 and later as elected president from 1999 to 2007, also accused the lawmakers of fixing their own salaries in violation of the country's constitution.

He spoke on Sunday as a the guest of The Toyin Falola Interviews held via Zoom.

Mr Falola, a professor moderated the interview, which has other interviweres such as the founder of the Kukah Centre and cleric, Matthew Kukah, and former presidential candidate, Kingsley Mogh...