Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has shared her deep worry about the current state of the country, saying what troubles her most is not statistics or market figures, but how ordinary Nigerians are struggling to survive.
Speaking in a recent interview, Adichie explained that life has become extremely hard, even for those who used to be considered securely middle class.
“I can see it in how people who were formerly securely middle class—and not that life was rosy for them, but they got by—are now people who beg and who are in need. That worries me greatly,” she said.
She described how skyrocketing food prices and the cost of basic needs have pushed many into desperation.
According to her, the true measure of political leadership is the daily reality of ordinary people, not economic indexes that don’t reflect on people’s plates.
“When people say the stock market, I don’t really care about that sort of thing. What I care about is that person who has an almost minimum wage job—how is that person getting on in this economy?”
Adichie also warned that prolonged hardship can push people into choices they never imagined.
“When life gets very hard, even people who before would not have considered certain things suddenly are willing to. And that’s dangerous for society.”
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