Obasanjo VS The Nigerian National Assembly

In what would not be the first attack on the National Assembly, former president Olusegun Obasanjo gave a speech at the First Akintola Williams Lecture on Wednesday the 23rd of November where he described the Nigerian National Assembly as a "den of corruption" which is occupied by "unarmed robbers".

The House of Assembly in a response through it's spokesman, Abdulrazaq Namdas about 24 hours later, called the ex-president "the grandfather of corruption in Nigeria.
Both parties have gone back and forth on the issues of corruption on more than one occasion, and some of the allegations levied include.

OBASANJO

1. "Jumbo Pay" received by the senators and their colleagues in the lower house.
2. Allegation of "budget padding" and the suspension of Abdulmumin Jubrin the whistle blower.
3. Misuse of parliamentary immunity to protect themselves from reprisals of their irresponsible acts.
4. Partially executing or total failure to execute constituency projects.
5. Being the accused and judges in their own cases.

The ex-president earlier this year in a letter to the senate president Bukola Saraki and the speaker Yakubu Dogara accused lawmakers of fixing and earning salaries far above that set for them by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, He also alleged that most of the senators and House of Rep members where receiving constituency allowances without maintaining constituency offices.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
The spokesman Abdulrazaq Namdas in his speech accused the former president of allegedly bribing legislators of the 4th Republic National Assembly and also  for extorting money from businessmen and contractors to build his presidential library. Moreover what did he do to address the issues he raised in his 8 years as president.

CONCLUSION
If the National Assembly has concrete proof of allegations levied against the ex-president, why haven't they addressed the issue legally after all these years?
If the National Assembly wants to discredit the accusations of the former president, they should open up their books for external audit examination, and let Nigerians know exactly how much they earn on a monthly basis.
Also, Abdulmumin Jubrin should be called back and issues raised by the embattled senator in relation to budget padding should be investigated in earnest.

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo is a citizen of Nigeria and therefore is entitled to have his say in matters which affect the nation. Allegations he has raised should not be dispelled as the accusations of a disgruntled old man, rather proper investigations should be carried out by a body other than the National Assembly to consider it's merits. Also, it is pertinent to note, that Olusegun Obasanjo has been a president of Nigeria, so more than most Nigerians he understands the workings of the National Assembly and therefore what he has said should not be taken with a pinch of salt.

Quite a number of Nigerians do not see the sincerity of the National Assembly especially when in a time when the country is facing recession, billions in Naira is being earmarked for luxury cars for the legislators. The common Nigerian is been told to weather the storm and make sacrifices as Nigeria dives deeper into the current economic recession, but is it fair that our legislators are not willing to do same?
The former president is presently a private citizen, and much can not be expected from him but for his infrequent information and words of wisdom, but a lot should be expected from the present Nigerian legislators because they are in power and should be responsible to Nigerians