Funmi Iyanda

“Every day, people fall below the poverty line. When you have issues, no one can defend you because the people who should protect you are the ones abusing you. So what do you have to be happy about?”

“There is so much anger - suppressed anger; transferred anger; violence as a part of our culture; narcissism as a part of our culture; poor interpersonal relationships; unhealthy, manipulative, controlling family dynamics.”

“Are we really the happiest people on earth, or are we happy because we choose to deny our problems rather than confront them or face them?”

“No one can defend you because the people who should protect you are the ones abusing you. What do Nigerians have to be happy about?”