Bolaji Akinyemi: Kemi Badenoch’s dad was a professor… she didn’t sell sachet water on Lagos’ streets

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Bolaji Akinyemi, a former minister of foreign affairs, has criticised Kemi Badenoch, leader of UK’s Conservative Party, for her persistent negative remarks about Nigeria.

Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Monday, Akinyemi accused Badenoch of deploying disparaging remarks against Nigeria to advance her political career.

‘I GREW UP IN A POOR COUNTRY’

Badenoch has faced backlash in Nigeria following a slew of uncomplimentary comments against her nation of origin. 
In December, Vice-President Kashim Shettima advised Badenoch to drop her Nigerian name if that would make her feel better. 

Before assuming leadership of the Conservative Party, Badenoch described Nigeria as a socialist country with a corrupt political class and widespread insecurity.

She also took aim at the Nigerian police and bemoaned the poverty she experienced while growing up in Lagos — Nigeria’s commercial capital and most populous city. 
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