Reno Omokri wrote: “Kemi Badenoch’s statement that she feels little connection to Northern Nigeria is most disappointing. Even if it is true, why not keep such a tidbit to yourself? Yes, she is Lukumi Yoruba, but the Lukumi are, to borrow the phrase of the now famous documentary, ‘Bigger than Africa’.
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| Kemi Badenoch |
“Therefore, to say that “I identify less with the country than with the specific ethnicity (Yoruba)” is rather shortsighted for a woman who wants to lead a multiethnic, multicultural and multi-religious society like the United Kingdom.
These are the types of comments we expect from IPOB leaders like Nnamdi Kanu and the ‘content creator’ Simon Ekpa, not from a woman aspiring to lead one of the oldest democracies on Earth.
Even her claims of identifying with the Lukumi Yoruba are suspect. Scottish politicians in the UK routinely wear their kilts. And those of Celtic origin display their cultural heritage publicly. Has Mrs. Badenoch ever worn an Aso Oke, or other Lukumi Yoruba fabric, material or design in public?
That statement was just mere rhetoric.
Mrs. Badenoch cannot stay in the United Kingdom and divide us in Nigeria. We shan’t have that at all! We are one Nigeria. One nation under God. And we will not permit that to be threatened by an ethnic irredentist.
And Mrs. Badenoch demonstrates a surprising level of ignorance when she says, “I have nothing in common with the people from the north of the country, the Boko Haram where Islamism is.”
“First and foremost, that statement is inaccurate. There is much more to Northern Nigeria than Boko Haram. In fact, there are nineteen states in Northern Nigeria, and even in its heyday, Boko Haram was limited to just three of those states: Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa.
In recent times, because of the success of a Northerner, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, as National Security Adviser, their presence has been limited to Borno, and even there, it is fledgling.
I shudder to think of what would become of Nigeria-UK relations should Mrs. Badenoch ever become Prime Minister. She is making many in Nigeria dread what we once anticipated.”
Kemi Badenoch’s statement that she feels little connection to Northern Nigeria is most disappointing. Even if it is true, why not keep such a tidbit to yourself? Yes, she is Lukumi Yoruba, but the Lukumi are, to borrow the phrase of the now famous documentary, ‘Bigger than… pic.twitter.com/dWzDrTvSoS
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) December 13, 2024
