British politician Kemi Badenoch has clarified her stance on nationality and identity, revealing in an interview with GB News why she “no longer identifies as Nigerian.”
Her remarks quickly stirred reactions online, with many debating her comments.
Badenoch, who was born in the UK and spent part of her childhood in Nigeria, acknowledged her Nigerian heritage but emphasized that she now primarily identifies as British.
“It wasn’t quite what I said. But it is true. My main identity is British. That is how I see myself.
Nigeria is a nationality, not an ethnicity. There’s no such language as Nigerian, there are many different ethnic groups there.
If you come to this country, you need to be very focused on integrating. If you’re a politician, you need to be 100 per cent focused on British issues.”
See some ot the reactions below:
@oka_iko “She’s not wrong. Nigeria is not an ethnicity”
@osquare78 “This woman is definitely having mid 40s identity crisis and existential illness.”
@ObinnaCEO “If the conversation is about the UK, stick to it. Constantly dragging Nigeria into every UK issue is deflection, not discourse. Focus, Kemi.”
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