The Conservative Party leader, born in the UK but raised in Nigeria until age 16, has often spoken about her life and childhood in Nigeria.
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She also described the country as “chaotic and lawless” while recounting memories of hearing “neighbours scream as they were being burgled and beaten” and the constant dread of wondering if her own home would be targeted next. “Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the British Labour or Conservative Party. We are proud of her despite her efforts at denigrating her nation of origin.
Mr Shettima compared Mrs Badenoch’s approach to that of her predecessor, Rishi Sunak, whom he described as “a brilliant young man” who “never denigrated his nation of ancestry.” Ms Badenoch was born in Wimbledon, South West London in 1980. She grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and in the United States where her physiology professor mother lectured.
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