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 on Amazing Africans, a programme on Channels Television on Saturday, Adichie explained that life has become extremely hard, even for those who used to be considered securely middle class.
“life has become so hard, and I can see it.
“For example people who were formally securely middle class – and not that life was rosy for them, but they got by-are now people who beg and are in need. That worries me greatly”, she said.
The renowned author said the rising cost of living, especially food prices, was alarming and should be a key indicator of government’s performance.
“The level of suffering, how expensive food has become… I think the biggest political judgment one can make is about the lives of an ordinary people.
“People talk about stock market. Personally, I don’t really care about those sorts of things. What I care about is: That person earning minimum wage, how is that person getting on this economy? It’s the suffering that worries me the most. And It’s terrible”, she added.
Adichie warned that economic hardship could push ordinary law-abiding citizens into crime, describing it as a dangerous sign for society.
“It’s not excuse, but I think when life gets very hard, even people who before would not have considered certain things suddenly are willing to and that’s dangerous to society”, she warned.
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