Change Ngozi said that she was right to direct speech

"I am right," Ngozi insisted, "to direct my speech."

To change Ngozi's reported speech to direct speech, follow these steps:

1. Identify the tense of the reported speech. In this case, it is in the past tense.

2. Rewrite the sentence using the exact words spoken by Ngozi.

Ngozi said, "I am right to direct speech."

In the direct speech, "I" remains the same, but the tense changes from past to present.