UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has openly stated that she no longer feels any connection to Nigeria.
Speaking on the Rosebud podcast on Friday, Badenoch disclosed that she has not renewed her Nigerian passport since the early 2000s.
While she still keeps an eye on happenings in Nigeria, she explained that the UK now feels more like home, where she lives with her family and works closely with her political colleagues.
“I have not renewed my Nigerian passport, I think, not since the early 2000s,” Badenoch stated.
“I’ve never quite felt that I belonged there.
I don’t identify with it (Nigeria) anymore, most of my life has been in the UK and I’ve just never felt the need to.”
Badenoch, 45, was born in Wimbledon, South West London, and returned to the UK after spending some time in Nigeria. She explained that her parents made the decision because they believed the country offered little hope for her future.
“I think the reason that I came back here was actually a very sad one, and it was that my parents thought, ‘there is no future for you in this country’.”