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Old 02-08-2025, 01:34 PM #1
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[Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch
has said she no longer identifies as Nigerian
and has not renewed her passport
since the early 2000s.

Badenoch, who was born in the UK,
grew up in both Nigeria and the US.
She returned to England aged 16 because
of Nigeria's worsening political
l and economic climate,
as well as to continue her education.

Speaking on former MP and television
presenter Gyles Brandreth's Rosebud
podcast, she said she was
"Nigerian through ancestry"
but "by identity, I'm not really".

Last year, Badenoch faced criticism
from Nigeria's vice-president,
who said she had "denigrated"
the West African country.

Badenoch, who previously lived
in Lagos, spoke at length about her
upbringing on the podcast, external.

"I know the country very well,
I have a lot of family there,
and I'm very interested in what happens there,"
she said. "But home is where my now family is."

On not renewing her passport,
she said: "I don't identify with it anymore.
Most of my life has been in the UK and
I've just never felt the need to."]


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i haven't lived in scotland for 50 years, but i am still scottish and proud of it
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i haven't lived in Scotland for 50 years, but i am still scottish and proud of it

You are better than her.
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i haven't lived in scotland for 50 years, but i am still scottish and proud of it
Rumour has it that they won’t let you come back?
Well that’s what lt told me
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But yet she talks about Nigeria every day.
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But yet she talks about Nigeria every day.
she does not
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she does not
You just don’t get it. Most people on this forum probably won’t.

Everything she says is supposed to pander to white Conservatives.
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You just don’t get it. Most people on this forum probably won’t.
oh wait

you are the only guy in the know about Nigeria



how did I miss this?
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oh wait

you are the only guy in the know about Nigeria



how did I miss this?
This forum isn’t exactly Nairaland, especially not with people like you dropping racist bait every 5 minutes. I’m going to go out on a limb and assume you’re the last person in the world who would know anything about Nigeria. You wouldn’t know the first thing about Nigeria if it came up to you with its flag and gave you jollof rice and nkwobi for your troubles. Do you seriously think otherwise? A whole racist troll like you, inexplicably liked by half the forum?
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i haven't lived in scotland for 50 years, but i am still scottish and proud of it
Tbf, Badenoch was also born in the UK.

So the only thing connecting her to Nigeria is her parents.
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Tbf, Badenoch was also born in the UK.

So the only thing connecting her to Nigeria is her parents.
It doesn’t work like that, Mock, and the nuance of dual/hybrid-identify goes way beyond where you were born, especially if you’ve actually lived most of your life elsewhere. Kemi schooled in Nigeria and lived there for years.
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…and the people of Nigeria all said…




…hopefully one day she’ll identify as a good politician…(…disclaimer:…that applies to most of politics/politicians of current times…)…

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Boris is going to come back to lead the party before the next election. Kemi wont be leader at the next election
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Boris is going to come back to lead the party before the next election. Kemi wont be leader at the next election
…I didn’t think we’d have to go through that divorce again…the ex that just keeps on coming…
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Its up to her how she feels I guess It only impacts her
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[Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima
suggested Badenoch could "remove the Kemi from her name"
if she was not proud of her "nation of origin".]

Link from December Last Year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2ygwxn9kzo
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It doesn’t work like that, Mock, and the nuance of dual/hybrid-identify goes way beyond where you were born, especially if you’ve actually lived most of your life elsewhere. Kemi schooled in Nigeria and lived there for years.
Fair points.
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[Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima
suggested Badenoch could "remove the Kemi from her name"
if she was not proud of her "nation of origin".]

Link from December Last Year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2ygwxn9kzo
So is Kemi more of a title given to someone, rather than a name for someone?
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So is Kemi more of a title given to someone, rather than a name for someone?
As far as I know it’s just a name in Yoruba (the ethnic group of Kemi’s descent).
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[Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima
suggested Badenoch could "remove the Kemi from her name"
if she was not proud of her "nation of origin".]

Link from December Last Year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2ygwxn9kzo
Let her do that and stop complaining about Nigeria every day.
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As far as I know it’s just a name in Yoruba (the ethnic group of Kemi’s descent).
Okay, thanks.
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