By ‘Dayo Showemimo
For the past 24 hours, the outrageous amount of money believed to be the earnings of Nigerian senators has been the trending topic of discussion not only online, but at offices, pubs and bars.
So we thought to analyse it from another perspective.
The average salary of Nigerian worker based on the national minimum wage is N18,000.00. So, the yearly salary is N18,000.00 x 12 = N216,000.00.
Remember, yearly salary of a Nigerian Senator = N353,756,988.00
Proportion: N353,756,988.00/N216,000.00 = 1,638.
With this simple mathematical calculation, It will take an average Nigerian worker 1,638 years to earn the annual salary of a Nigerian Senator.
