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Renowned Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has lamented over the worsening economic situation in the country.
Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television, Adichie stated that those who were once considered middle class have now been reduced to beggars.
She added that, considering the level of suffering in the country, the biggest political judgment should be about the lives of ordinary Nigerians.
According to her, “Life has become so hard in Nigeria, and me 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.
“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.”
The novelist described the situation as terrible and wondered how people earning minimum wage are managing to survive.
She said: “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.”
Although not justifying illegal actions, Adichie warned that hardship could drive people to consider desperate measures they wouldn’t ordinarily think of.
“It’s not to excuse crime, 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 said.
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