The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has strongly criticized British Conservative politician of Nigerian origin, Kemi Badenoch, for making what she described as false and misleading claims about Nigerian citizenship laws
Badenoch, while speaking with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, claimed she is unable to pass her Nigerian citizenship to her children due to being a woman. She said, “It’s virtually impossible, for example, to get Nigerian citizenship. I have that citizenship by virtue of my parents, I can’t give it to my children because I’m a woman.”
Responding during an interview on Hard Copy, a Channels Television programme, Dabiri-Erewa dismissed the statement as untrue and misleading. “That is not even true. And that’s the problem I have. Don’t go on international media and spew a lie. That is a lie,” she said, visibly upset over what she called an unnecessary misrepresentation of Nigerian laws.
She went on to criticize Badenoch for publicly tarnishing the image of her home country. “When you denigrate your country, we’ll reply you. It’s not about me, it’s not about the president, it’s about Nigeria. You can’t lie about your country and expect us to keep quiet,” Dabiri-Erewa declared.
While expressing disappointment in Badenoch’s remarks, Dabiri-Erewa stressed that many Nigerians abroad are doing exceptionally well, especially in the UK political landscape, and shouldn’t be overshadowed by one person’s controversial comment. “We don’t have to focus on one person. Look at the number of Nigerians thriving in the UK’s political space,” she noted.
She applauded Nigerians making positive contributions globally and reiterated NiDCOM’s commitment to supporting Nigerians abroad. Dabiri-Erewa emphasized that the commission’s engagement with the diaspora must always be rooted in truth, integrity, and national pride.
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She too talk 🦜
I wonder the colour of madam kemi’s problem