Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chair of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), says Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, has shown no interest in identifying with her Nigerian roots.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chief executive officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission Dabiri-Erewa spoke on Wednesday when she appeared on The Morning Brief, a programme on Channels Television.
The NIDCOM chairperson said attempts to convince Badenoch to identify with the “Nigerianess” in her yielded no results. “We have reached out to her once or twice without any response. So, we don’t force people to accept to be Nigerian,” she said.“If you appreciate the Nigerianness in you and you want to work with us, we are open to everybody. But we cannot force you to appreciate the Nigerianness in you. You remember Miss Universe Nigeria in South Africa.
“Until she got into a little problem with South Africa, she identified with Nigeria, came back, and we hosted her. As long as that blood is in you, you are a Nigerian. “So, it depends on Kemi to decide whether she appreciates the Nigerianess in her. Whether she wants to work with Nigeria, but we cannot force anybody.”as the leader of the UK’s Conservative Party on November 2. She is the first black person to become the leader of a major party in the UK.After her birth, she returned to Nigeria, where she grew up. Badenoch went back to the UK at the age of 16.
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