Life’s so hard in Nigeria, says author Chimamanda Adichie

Chimamanda Adichie

Renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has expressed concern over the worsening economic situation in the country, saying many Nigerians who once belonged to the middle class have now been pushed into poverty.

Adichie stated this during an interview on Amazing Africans, a programme on Channels Television on Saturday.

“Life has become so hard in Nigeria, and I can see it.

“For example, people who were formerly kind of securely middle class, 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 award-winning writer said the rising cost of living, especially food prices, was alarming and should be a key indicator of a 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 ordinary people.“People talk about the 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 in this economy? It’s the suffering that worries me the most. And it’s terrible,” she added. Punch