{"id":242591,"date":"2026-04-27T09:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/a-govt-that-cannot-protect-citizens-lives-and-property-has-no-right-to-exist-obasanjo\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:04:52","slug":"a-govt-that-cannot-protect-citizens-lives-and-property-has-no-right-to-exist-obasanjo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/a-govt-that-cannot-protect-citizens-lives-and-property-has-no-right-to-exist-obasanjo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cA govt that cannot protect citizens\u2019 lives and property has no right to exist\u201d \u2013 Obasanjo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"the-post\">\n<p><!-- .entry-header-outer \/--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria has slammed the present administration of President Bola <a href=\"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.name.ng\/news\/tinubu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tinubu <\/a>over the persisting insecurity across the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Obasanjo in an interview with News Central Television said the growing killings and kidnappings in most parts of Nigeria are worrisome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to the former president, any government that fails to protect the lives and property of citizens does not have the right to remain in power.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Obasanjo said, \u201cLet me tell you, the government that cannot give security of life and property of its citizens has no right of existence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The former president also queried the constitutional backing behind the fixing of salaries and benefits of the lawmakers of the National Assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Obasanjo said members of the legislature also lack the right to fix their salaries, wages and benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe elected members of our National Assembly have no right to fix their own salary and their own emoluments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt\u2019s not in our constitution for them to do that. It\u2019s the revenue mobilisation and allocation commission that should do it,\u201d Obasanjo stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Recall that the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) had in February disclosed that it had completed a new remuneration plan for political office holders in Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">RMAFC also said the new remuneration plan has been forwarded to the President through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) for approval.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content \/--><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria has slammed the present administration of President Bola Tinubu over the persisting insecurity across the nation. Obasanjo in an interview with News Central Television said the growing killings and kidnappings in most parts of Nigeria are worrisome. 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