Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is known around the world for her best-selling books
World-renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is trending in Nigeria after making a speech at the annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, where she said that Nigerians were “starved of heroes” and that young people did “not find people to look up to any more”.
She also touched on Nigeria’s ongoing security challenges, such as the kidnapping-for-ransom crisis.
“Nigeria is in disarray. Things are hard and getting harder by the day. We can’t be safe when there is no role of law,” she said.
Online people have supported Adichie’s speech.
“Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is a fearless & ruthless lady. She say’s what she wants to say without any iota of fear,” one person tweeted.
“This woman be speaking directly from my heart,” another said.
Back in July, Ms Adichie announced she was backing Labour Party candidate Peter Obi to become the next president of Nigeria, saying she “cannot wait” to cast her vote for him in elections next year.
Among the notable attendees at the conference, were opposition PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and Mr Obi.