Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the UK Conservative Party, has vowed to continue protecting the interests of the United Kingdom, saying she’s ready to lay down her life for the country.
Badenoch, in an interview with British media, the Spectators, sparked fresh identity controversy about her link with Nigeria, saying she identifies with Yoruba and not with the Northern part of the country.
The UK Conservative Party Leader, in what seems like taking a dig at Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima for criticizing her over her comments ‘denigrating Nigeria’ and urging her to drop her Nigeria name, said she has nothing in common with Northern Nigeria.
According to her, Northern Nigeria is a haven for Islamism and Boko Haram.
She expressed dismay at how she’s being identified as Nigerian, nothing that she identifies less with the country.
Speaking on her passion for the United Kingdom, Badenoch recalled how her surname was linked to a warrior and protector of the crown, adding that she’s ready to die protecting the country (United Kingdom)
“Somebody once told me when I was very young that my surname was a name for people who were warriors. They protected the crown, and that’s what I see myself as doing.
“I am here to protect, and I will die protecting this country because I know what is out there”.
Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke Badenoch, (aged 44), has served as a Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party since November 2024.
She is the first black person to hold those offices.
She had been a member of the Parliament (MP) for North Essex since 2017.
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