January 19, 2025
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| Kemi Badenoch |
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the United Kingdom’s (UK) Conservative Party, has expressed her desire to prevent Britain from suffering the same fate as her country of origin, Nigeria.
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Badenoch, who is the first black woman to lead a major UK party, made these comments during her first speech of the year at an event organized by Onward, a British think tank on Thursday.
She reflected on her personal experiences, saying, “And why does this matter so much to me? It’s because I know what it is like to have something and then to lose it.
“I don’t want Britain to lose what it has. I grew up in a poor country and watched my relatively wealthy family become poorer and poorer, despite working harder and harder as their money disappeared with inflation.”
Badenoch also shared her story of migrating to the UK at the age of 16 with her father’s last £100, seeking a better life.
She emphasized, “So I have lived with the consequences of terrible governments that destroy lives, and I never, ever want it to happen here.”
Her steady comments have continuously sparked criticism from Nigerian leaders, including Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who had accused Badenoch of “constantly denigrating” her homeland.
However, a spokesperson for Badenoch clarified that she is not interested in laundering Nigeria’s image.
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