The Digest:
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie expresses deep concern over the country's economic crisis, highlighting the impact on ordinary citizens and the middle class, now reduced to begging. While acknowledging the difficulty of life, she warns about the dangers of increasing desperation.
Key Points:
- Chimamanda decries Nigeria's worsening economic situation, especially the suffering of the middle class.
- She laments that once-secure middle-class Nigerians are now reduced to begging and extreme hardship.
- Adichie argues that the most important political judgment should be based on the welfare of ordinary citizens.
- The author warns about the risks of increased desperation leading people to consider crime or actions they wouldn't otherwise take.
- Despite this grim reality, Chimamanda remains resolute in her dedication to writing, seeing it as her divine calling and primary purpose.
- She shares her journey of resilience, recalling how she never considered quitting her writing career despite numerous rejections.
Sources: Channels Television, Tribune Online,
