I don’t identify as Nigerian any more

Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch said that he was no longer described as Nigerian and has not renewed his passport since the beginning of the 2000s.

Born in England, Badenoch grew up both in Nigeria and the USA. He returned to England at the age of 16 due to the worsening political and economic climate of Nigeria and continued his education.

Former deputy and television presenter Gyles Brandreth talked at Rosebud Podcast, “Identity, I am not really,” he said, “Nigerian” descended.

Last year, Badenoch encountered criticism from the Nigerian Vice President, who said that he was “humiliated” the West African country.

Badenoch, who lives in Lagos, spoke about his growing up for a long time. podcast.

“I know the country very well, I have a lot of families there and I am very interested in what will happen there. But now the house is where my family is.”

When he didn’t renew his passport, he said, “I’m not identified with him anymore, most of my life was in the United Kingdom and I didn’t need it.”

“Nigerian, although he was not born there because of my family, with birth, birth, but not really according to identity,” he added.

When Badenoch visited the country when his father died, he said he had to obtain a visa with a “big fandango”.

He said his first experience in Nigeria shaped his political appearance, including “I don’t like socialism”.

When he was a child, he continued and remembered that he was going back to England in 1996, “he continued.

At the end of last year, Badenoch was criticized for saying that he said he grew up in fear and insecurity struggling with corruption in Nigeria.

Kashim Settima, the country’s vice president, said that despite the government’s efforts to humiliate the origin nation, “Badenoch” proud “. Badenoch spokesman rejected the criticism.