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Please who’s coming from London this weekend my brother dash me laptop but to receive I’m nah issues.

If I can get anyone coming from londo to receive it for me it will be awesome.

I’ll pay for the hassle

Raalsalghul:
At this point, I agree with Goodenoch that this Kemi has a mental problem.

She never passes up on any opportunity to wind us up.

omo ale lo n fowo osi juwe Ile baba re {it is the bastard child to points to her home using her left hand.

Her parents have failed her honestly.

We cannot change where we come from and must never despise it. We must only strive to become the best.

Her parents may have taught her the later but they failed to teach her the former.

She is on cause to be a very inconsequential leader of the party. No matter how much she digs dip into culture wars and disparaging her ancestry, it would not win her votes with the voting base she is chasing.

My shame is that Nigeria is blessed with some of the best and most talented population in Africa, thanks to its large & young population size.

It is a shame that in the one that rose to the pinnacle of british politics is not the brightest one in the pack.

Fred2020:
omo ale lo n fowo osi juwe Ile baba re {it is the bastard child to points to her home using her left hand.

Her parents have failed her honestly.

We cannot change where we come from and must never despise it. We must only strive to become the best.

Her parents may have taught her the later but they failed to teach her the former.

She is on cause to be a very inconsequential leader of the party. No matter how much she digs dip into culture wars and disparaging her ancestry, it would not win her votes with the voting base she is chasing.

My shame is that Nigeria is blessed with some of the best and most talented population in Africa, thanks to its large & young population size.

It is a shame that in the one that rose to the pinnacle of british politics is not the brightest one in the pack.

Very regrettable and so shameful! Just a waste of time and space.

Cutting grass has become a problem whereas we cut grass here in the uk just with different types of tools and equipment. I’ve discussed with lots of elderly folks here and they will tell you all the struggles they had as children growing up which is not quite different from a developing 3rd world like Nigeria. Most of the advancements in this country started from the 60s downward when Nigeria was still coming out of colonial rule. Every nation has its timeline of evolution and development. Aunty truly need to be checked emotionally, is she even thinking of her own children at all? What’s the use of all these achievements if you’re so lost in yourself alone and everything from your childhood seems to offend you. Na wa o!

fatima04:
Lol, your love and defence for kemi sha, she also needs to be calming down because asides from the Nigerian bashing, headlines like the below will not be forgotten and taints all her achievements and history.

Also, whilst validating people's point of views and people calling into radio stations is okay, it doesn't mean gbogbo won wa okay or dey make sense.

Case in point, LBC caller bashing womens football with so much hate and misogny

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25343980.pictures-starving-children-havent-shifted-support-israel/

P.s- never pegged you as a yoruba person

LOL I'm not Yoruba but I have a few Yoruba friends so I've picked up a "lirru" of the language over time 😂

Believe it or not, I'm quite ambivalent about Kemi. I've followed her at a high level since she became an MP in 2017 and I was never a big fan of hers (and the Tory party broadly), although there were certain traits I found admirable and of course I commend her achievement as first black Tory leader.

She is definitely guilty of saying the wrong things sometimes and I don't always defend her - e..g I was 🤐 when she made the comment about not being able to pass on Nigerian citizenship to her kids because her assertion was wrong from what I could see.
There are also comments she's made in the past that I have strongly disagreed with.

However I'm objective enough to recognise that the extreme criticism/hate and even slurs that she faces by some on this forum over pretty much everything she says, is simply because they do not like her - because they believe that she has "denigrated" Nigeria....Which I find quite funny because I really don't think that Kemi is Nigeria's problem. Whatever negative opinion that people may have of Nigeria is not because of what Kemi has said, but from the image that has built up over time e.g.

- PM Cameron publicly (in front of the Queen no less) called Nigeria a "fantastically corrupt" country in 2016 - before Kemi even became an MP.

- circa 2008/2010, the "Nigerian Prince" and "419" association became widely known due to scams being highlighted in the UK media

- the BBC and others have very recently run several documentaries and articles highlighting the prevalence of COS scams in certain communities including Nigeria

So whether Kemi shares her negative lived experiences in Nigeria or chooses to portray Nigeria as an idyllic haven, the British public/world already have their own views - good or bad - and it's not because of Kemi. So in my opinion, all this hate towards her is misplaced and rather pointless.

Treadway:
nairaland folks are very funny.

Same nairaland folks will say stupid shi* like a cleaner abroad is better than a regional manager in zenith bank, but they somehow don't class that as denigrating a nation or the people.

Same nairaland folks talk shi* about the country, and rightfully so and we read it here

But seem to have arrhythmias everytime Kemi speaks. Even if she too dey do, shey the nonsensical vitriol wey dey spewed here dey commensurate with her opinions which she is entitled to, no matter how skewed....as if IF AT ALL una reach her level of accomplishment una no go thank God (and that's a big IF). Sotey una dey beef person wey say she want make her pikin break barriers and dey accomplished like Kemi Badenoch. I have read three people here throw snide remarks on top person lofty wish for her own pikin oo.


Hilarious
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It's a bit similar to when they labelled Tiamiyu a treasonous, treacherous, traitor 😂 for speaking simple truths about the student visa Japa route. No one could really say that what he said in the interview was a lie, but the fact that he said it openly was what made him public enemy #1. As if the British public is stupid and couldn't work out for themselves what was going on.

Kemi definitely says the wrong things sometimes, but I don't see what's wrong with her recent identity comments.

When Lavida, the brave towncrier lol, urges people not to forget their home country Nigeria, he is roundly jumped on, with some claiming that the UK is now their true home, having lived here for 2/3/4 years. No whahala.

But when Kemi says that her home, heart and identity is now in Britain having lived here for 30 years (two thirds of her life), plus being married to a Brit of Scottish heritage, there is plenty whahala - she is excoriated and called self-hating, mental and "failed by her parents".

Truly hilarious
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Zahra29:
... is simply because they do not like her - because they believe that she has "denigrated" Nigeria....

You’re either being deceitful or disingenuous if you're claiming that the only reason people dislike badenough is because she has “denigrated” Nigeria. To start with, that's enough reason on its own for many Nigerians to take issue with her, especially when that same Nigerian heritage is part of what she used to climb up here in the UK. But more importantly, her long track record of offensive and dismissive comments—about everything from autism to immigration to care workers, maternity pay (after having written about how good her own maternity benefits were as an MP) etc—has alienated a wide range of people well beyond the Nigerian community.

She's a smug, condescending hypocrite. Doesn't matter whether she's Nigerian or not. She's worthy of dislike on those bases.

As for the idea that Nigeria is insulted regularly anyway, and so her words should be ignored—that logic is completely flawed. It's like saying that if you've been bullied for years, you should welcome a new bully with open arms because, well, you're used to it. The fact that Nigeria has had to endure negative stereotypes in the past makes it all the more damaging when someone in her position, with a Nigerian heritage and a high-profile platform, chooses to reinforce those same narratives.

And let’s be clear: pushing back against her rhetoric doesn’t mean people aren’t doing their part to improve Nigeria. Criticism and active engagement are not mutually exclusive.

Zahra29:
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It's a bit similar to when they labelled Tiamiyu a treasonous, treacherous, traitor 😂 for speaking simple truths about the student visa Japa route. No one could really say that what he said in the interview was a lie, but the fact that he said it openly was what made him public enemy #1. As if the British public is stupid and couldn't work out for themselves what was going on.

Kemi definitely says the wrong things sometimes, but I don't see what's wrong with her recent identity comments.

When Lavida, the brave towncrier lol, urges people not to forget their home country Nigeria, he is roundly jumped on, with some claiming that the UK is now their true home, having lived here for 2/3/4 years. No whahala.

But when Kemi says that her home, heart and identity is now in Britain having lived here for 30 years (two thirds of her life), plus being married to a Brit of Scottish heritage, there is plenty whahala - she is excoriated and called self-hating, mental and "failed by her parents".

Truly hilarious
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I just no wan talk reach that lavida part, but cool to see you also picked up on that

Goke7:
Very regrettable and so shameful! Just a waste of time and space.

[b]Cutting grass has become a problem whereas we cut grass here in the uk just with different types of tools and equipment. [/b]I’ve discussed with lots of elderly folks here and they will tell you all the struggles they had as children growing up which is not quite different from a developing 3rd world like Nigeria. Most of the advancements in this country started from the 60s downward when Nigeria was still coming out of colonial rule. Every nation has its timeline of evolution and development. Aunty truly need to be checked emotionally, is she even thinking of her own children at all? What’s the use of all these achievements if you’re so lost in yourself alone and everything from your childhood seems to offend you. Na wa o!

See! I was thinking about it on a drive today and trying to see if maybe my memory had somehow become warped. I won't pretend I enjoyed the grass cutting at the time but for heaven's sake, equating it to prison work is just off the rails. At the time, if you had a health issue or whatever, you'd be exempted. Not saying Nigerian schools were or are perfect but isn't it that same school she was able to leave at 16 and resume her education in the UK and then begin to do well? If it was completely usesless would she have been able to use that education as the foundation for her career as she did?

That's the point many people are not getting (or pretending not to get) - she's not telling her 'truth'. She's weaponizing her experiences by using exaggerated and sometimes outrightly false depictions of Nigeria, to reinforce that she's 'not like the rest of them'. Abi can someone explain how someone can live in Nigeria for 16 years and say she never felt at home there but the day she arrived the UK she "felt at home."

This is the same person that would have you believe people can't truly integrate until they've spent 15 years or so but she felt at home on the very day she arrived, despite her only prior connection being that her mother had delivered her here as one of the last anchor babies under the birthright citizenship loophole*.

*Because Badenites have told us here that every immigration route that was subsequently removed was a loophole.

Goodenoch:
See! I was thinking about it on a drive today and trying to see if maybe my memory had somehow become warped. I won't pretend I enjoyed the grass cutting at the time but for heaven's sake, equating it to prison work is just off the rails. At the time, if you had a health issue or whatever, you'd be exempted. Not saying Nigerian schools were or are perfect but isn't it that same school she was able to leave at 16 and resume her education in the UK and then begin to do well? If it was completely usesless would she have been able to use that education as the foundation for her career as she did?

That's the point many people are not getting (or pretending not to get) - she's not telling her 'truth'. She's weaponizing her experiences by using exaggerated and sometimes outrightly false depictions of Nigeria, to reinforce that she's 'not like the rest of them'. Abi can someone explain how someone can live in Nigeria for 16 years and say she never felt at home there but the day she arrived the UK she "felt at home."

This is the same person that would have you believe people can't truly integrate until they've spent 15 years or so but she felt at home on the very day she arrived, despite her only prior connection being that her mother had delivered her here as one of the last anchor babies under the birthright citizenship loophole*.

*Because Badenites have told us here that every immigration route that was subsequently removed was a loophole.

Lies upon lies, few months ago she identified as Yoruba and not part of the boko haram north according to her in response to vice president Shettima, next am Nigerian by virtue of my parents and can’t pass it to my children, today she no longer identifies as Nigerian, too many inconsistencies which is actually depicting and reinforcing that stereotype of misrepresentation and fraud that has tainted Nigeria reputation worldwide. That’s how this girl has rubbished what perhaps is left about how we are currently being perceived.

She’s truly not done as every school and perhaps parties she attended in Nigeria will begin to collect their own portion now. Thank God she didn’t do NYSC especially where those army officials make graduates do those frog jumps 😂Aunty for tell us how she collect koboko! Phew

Goodenoch:
You’re either being deceitful or disingenuous if you're claiming that the only reason people dislike badenough is because she has “denigrated” Nigeria. To start with, that's enough reason on its own for many Nigerians to take issue with her, especially when that same Nigerian heritage is part of what she used to climb up here in the UK. But more importantly, her long track record of offensive and dismissive comments—about everything from autism to immigration to care workers, maternity pay (after having written about how good her own maternity benefits were as an MP) etc—has alienated a wide range of people well beyond the Nigerian community.

She's a smug, condescending hypocrite. Doesn't matter whether she's Nigerian or not. She's worthy of dislike on those bases.

As for the idea that Nigeria is insulted regularly anyway, and so her words should be ignored—that logic is completely flawed. It's like saying that if you've been bullied for years, you should welcome a new bully with open arms because, well, you're used to it. The fact that Nigeria has had to endure negative stereotypes in the past makes it all the more damaging when someone in her position, with a Nigerian heritage and a high-profile platform, chooses to reinforce those same narratives.

And let’s be clear: pushing back against her rhetoric doesn’t mean people aren’t doing their part to improve Nigeria. Criticism and active engagement are not mutually exclusive.

To the bolded, I am neither. I am also not stupid and I can clearly see that the reason you dislike her immensely is because of her comments about Nigeria.

"Long track record" indeed... Pray tell, when you came to know Kemi or started paying attention to her comments and podcasts/interviews.

Other politicians have said much worse than Kemi re immigration and other social issues (Keir even called you an island of strangers) and yet it is only Kemi who attracts your ire whenever she opens her mouth.

For the record, about using her Nigerian heritage to "climb up" (I.e her letter appealing for support from the Nigerian diaspora), don't be naive. Every politician uses the same tactics to campaign for votes. Even T May, who famously spearheaded the hostile environment against immigrants, visited Jesus House (RCCOG) in North London during her campaign to seek support from the Nigerian community - the same immigrant community she later went on to persecute.

You're free to continue hating her, just as I'm also free to call out any double standards I see.

@GoodEnoch and co, let me do a good deed on this Sunday and help you post the next episode of the Kemi interview/podcast chronicles ☺️

https://x.com/_Dejii/status/1951953474301657235

Oh my days!! She's such a despicable liar!!! 😡Federal Government schools are absolutely nothing like what she described of her experience. At this point she needs to be sued for defamation... let me call Abike Dabiri.

Fred2020:
omo ale lo n fowo osi juwe Ile baba re {it is the bastard child to points to her home using her left hand.

Her parents have failed her honestly.

We cannot change where we come from and must never despise it. We must only strive to become the best.

Her parents may have taught her the later but they failed to teach her the former.

She is on cause to be a very inconsequential leader of the party. No matter how much she digs dip into culture wars and disparaging her ancestry, it would not win her votes with the voting base she is chasing.

My shame is that Nigeria is blessed with some of the best and most talented population in Africa, thanks to its large & young population size.

It is a shame that in the one that rose to the pinnacle of british politics is not the brightest one in the pack.

Many have forgotten and they will learn the hard way.

They want to be white so bad.

Zahra29:
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It's a bit similar to when they labelled Tiamiyu a treasonous, treacherous, traitor 😂 for speaking simple truths about the student visa Japa route. No one could really say that what he said in the interview was a lie, but the fact that he said it openly was what made him public enemy #1. As if the British public is stupid and couldn't work out for themselves what was going on.

Kemi definitely says the wrong things sometimes, but I don't see what's wrong with her recent identity comments.

When Lavida, the brave towncrier lol, urges people not to forget their home country Nigeria, he is roundly jumped on, with some claiming that the UK is now their true home, having lived here for 2/3/4 years. No whahala.

But when Kemi says that her home, heart and identity is now in Britain having lived here for 30 years (two thirds of her life), plus being married to a Brit of Scottish heritage, there is plenty whahala - she is excoriated and called self-hating, mental and "failed by her parents".

Truly hilarious
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What’s funny is that those that came here 2 to 3 years ago will shun you when you point out how fantastically corrupt Nigeria is and saying things around how we can redeem the nation. They will say why not go back home and fix it or blatantly say they don’t want to hear anything about the country their parents came from and that it will never better.

Some Black man will always be black man. Can’t change nothing can’t be nothing.

Goodenoch:
See! I was thinking about it on a drive today and trying to see if maybe my memory had somehow become warped. I won't pretend I enjoyed the grass cutting at the time but for heaven's sake, equating it to prison work is just off the rails. At the time, if you had a health issue or whatever, you'd be exempted. Not saying Nigerian schools were or are perfect but isn't it that same school she was able to leave at 16 and resume her education in the UK and then begin to do well? If it was completely usesless would she have been able to use that education as the foundation for her career as she did?

….

*Because Badenites have told us here that every immigration route that was subsequently removed was a loophole.

My brother, the fact that you or any other Nigerian for that matter, are getting worked up over Kemi’s comments boggles my mind. She’s a lost cause…Otilor! In my book, she’s just like Donald Trump: she can say anything, and I won’t be disappointed because I expect absolutely any garbage from her.

My only gripe with Conservatives is why they haven’t gotten rid of her yet (she should have gone after the local elections in May), so we can all, Kemi included, be put out of our misery.

She’s a mediocre, third-rate politician imho. How she won the Conservative Party leadership still beats me (I guess it shows how weak the party, or the field, was, or still is). But this is it for her. The journey ends here. It’s time for her to be consigned to the dustbin of history, along with her irrelevant opinions.

Good riddance in advance.

LionInZion:
I'm beginning to think Kem is suffering from some form of complex - the kind that makes people talk unnecessarily and recklessly and though they secretly hate they do so but can't just help themselves. I don't know if there is a medical term for this kind, @Jedisco?

Her recklessness has made her a persona non grata to many Nigerians and Africans. And I'm sure it's a matter of time before the British people, whom she's dying to impress, begin to see her for the joke she really is. Personally, I don't rate people who badmouth and ridicule their roots, for there is no greater inferiority complex.

Kemi has her issues. People like her manytimes start out being ambitious but tend to overcompensate to please the baying crowd. This is not helped by the fact that they think themselves to be special especially when there are not many like them around. An Indian would find it harder to constantly spew such given they'd just be one of many who have done well.

She reminds me of someone I encountered recently in a romantic setting. Her parents also migrated when she was young and she'd only been back to 9ja once. She was seething with a narrative of how bad Nigeria is. I told her she reminds me of Kemi- gave her the peice of my mind and shut it. Some people are not worth the stress

Agree with the bolded. I'd contest that the education Kemi received in FGC Sagamu was not dissimilar in quality to what many similar-aged Brits received in the UK at that time. Yes, our educational system has it's challenges but there are many Nigerian professionals performing well in the west partly thanks to the education they received back home

jedisco:
Kemi has her issues. People like her manytimes start out being ambitious but tend to overcompensate to please the baying crowd. This is not helped by the fact that they think themselves to be special especially when there are not many like them around. An Indian would find it harder to constantly spew such given they'd just be one of many who have done well.

She reminds me of someone I encountered recently in a romantic setting. Her parents also migrated when she was young and she'd only been back to 9ja once. She was seething with a narrative of how bad Nigeria is. I told her she reminds me of Kemi- gave her the peice of my mind and shut it. Some people are not worth the stress

Agree with the bolded. I'd contest that the education Kemi received in FGC Sagamu was not dissimilar in quality to what many similar-aged Brits received in the UK at that time. Yes, our educational system has it's challenges but there are many Nigerian professionals performing well in the west partly thanks to the education they received back home

Run o! 🏃 any hole wey dem dig for you 😂 jump n pass!

As for our dear aunty I don Dey see many FGC shagamu alumni posting on social media their prison uniform for school and where they are today! The same prison made them but couldn’t make Aunty get to understand who she be gan gan, abeg second base jare!

Goke7:
Very regrettable and so shameful! Just a waste of time and space.

Cutting grass has become a problem whereas we cut grass here in the uk just with different types of tools and equipment. I’ve discussed with lots of elderly folks here and they will tell you all the struggles they had as children growing up which is not quite different from a developing 3rd world like Nigeria. Most of the advancements in this country started from the 60s downward when Nigeria was still coming out of colonial rule. Every nation has its timeline of evolution and development. Aunty truly need to be checked emotionally, is she even thinking of her own children at all? What’s the use of all these achievements if you’re so lost in yourself alone and everything from your childhood seems to offend you. Na wa o!

I was discussing with one old man here and he said they didn't have hot showers until the 60s. There were still pit toilets in the UK in the 1900s... Everybody started somewhere.

Zahra29:
LOL I'm not Yoruba but I have a few Yoruba friends so I've picked up a "lirru" of the language over time 😂

Believe it or not, I'm quite ambivalent about Kemi. I've followed her at a high level since she became an MP in 2017 and I was never a big fan of hers (and the Tory party broadly), although there were certain traits I found admirable and of course I commend her achievement as first black Tory leader.

She is definitely guilty of saying the wrong things sometimes and I don't always defend her - e..g I was 🤐 when she made the comment about not being able to pass on Nigerian citizenship to her kids because her assertion was wrong from what I could see.
There are also comments she's made in the past that I have strongly disagreed with.

However I'm objective enough to recognise that the extreme criticism/hate and even slurs that she faces by some on this forum over pretty much everything she says, is simply because they do not like her - because they believe that she has "denigrated" Nigeria....Which I find quite funny because I really don't think that Kemi is Nigeria's problem. Whatever negative opinion that people may have of Nigeria is not because of what Kemi has said, but from the image that has built up over time e.g.

- PM Cameron publicly (in front of the Queen no less) called Nigeria a "fantastically corrupt" country in 2016 - before Kemi even became an MP.

- circa 2008/2010, the "Nigerian Prince" and "419" association became widely known due to scams being highlighted in the UK media

- the BBC and others have very recently run several documentaries and articles highlighting the prevalence of COS scams in certain communities including Nigeria

So whether Kemi shares her negative lived experiences in Nigeria or chooses to portray Nigeria as an idyllic haven, the British public/world already have their own views - good or bad - and it's not because of Kemi. So in my opinion, all this hate towards her is misplaced and rather pointless.

I agree with most of what you’ve mentioned in your post. However, I’d like to highlight that there’s a reason why the words of someone in power, or anyone who holds a high-ranking position or authority, carry more weight than those of the average person.

Take, for example, a family of five: the father, mother, and children. Naturally, people tend to take the children’s words at face value while giving more consideration to what the parents say, especially the father, or more generally, whoever is perceived as the head of the family. This deference comes from their position of authority within the family structure.

In the same way, people are more critical of Kemi because she is a public figure whose words have far greater reach and influence than those of the average British citizen, British Nigerian, or Nigerian, particularly when it comes to how the world perceives Nigerians. It is only to be expected that people would be highly critical of her, especially in recent times when she has made statements that many feel have thrown the entire nation under the bus.

I could be wrong, but I have yet to see anyone with a similar level of influence take the same stance on their heritage as she has. If you know of anyone, feel free to point them out.

While you’ve referenced PM Cameron’s statements, the “Nigerian Prince” scam, the BBC, and other examples as contributing to the image Nigeria has built over time, the key issue remains this: when someone like Kemi, a Nigerian or British Nigerian in a position of power, repeatedly throws the country under the bus at every opportunity, it does nothing to help the image of Nigeria or Nigerians in the diaspora. It reinforces negative stereotypes and cements the damaging narratives that already exist about Nigeria and Nigerians in general. That is the core grievance many people have with her.

Whatever she is trying to achieve by continually criticising the country (Nigeria), it is definitely going to backfire. In the long run, it will destroy her political career, because no one beyond the people she has persistently targeted will be able to trust her. And that trust is not something she will regain from them, nor from the British public.

You cannot cut off your nose to spite your face, and that is exactly what she has been doing.

Goke7:
Lies upon lies, few months ago she identified as Yoruba and not part of the boko haram north according to her in response to vice president Shettima, next am Nigerian by virtue of my parents and can’t pass it to my children, today she no longer identifies as Nigerian, too many inconsistencies which is actually depicting and reinforcing that stereotype of misrepresentation and fraud that has tainted Nigeria reputation worldwide. That’s how this girl has rubbished what perhaps is left about how we are currently being perceived.

She’s truly not done as every school and perhaps parties she attended in Nigeria will begin to collect their own portion now. Thank God she didn’t do NYSC especially where those army officials make graduates do those frog jumps 😂Aunty for tell us how she collect koboko! Phew

She actually went to 3 sec schools in Nigeria.
ISL , FGGC and possibly Vivian Fowler

I won't be surprised that she moved around so much cos she was a ramble rouser.or her parents were.
Psschew
At least one of her parents was Unilag staff so they had staff quarters.
Even the story of her brother being arrested by police bla bla was misconstrued...it didn't happen like that. Her brother clarified

diggz:
I agree with most of what you’ve mentioned in your post. However, I’d like to highlight that there’s a reason why the words of someone in power, or anyone who holds a high-ranking position or authority, carry more weight than those of the average person.

Take, for example, a family of five: the father, mother, and children. Naturally, people tend to take the children’s words at face value while giving more consideration to what the parents say, especially the father, or more generally, whoever is perceived as the head of the family. This deference comes from their position of authority within the family structure.

In the same way, people are more critical of Kemi because she is a public figure whose words have far greater reach and influence than those of the average British citizen, British Nigerian, or Nigerian, particularly when it comes to how the world perceives Nigerians. It is only to be expected that people would be highly critical of her, especially in recent times when she has made statements that many feel have thrown the entire nation under the bus.

I could be wrong, but I have yet to see anyone with a similar level of influence take the same stance on their heritage as she has. If you know of anyone, feel free to point them out.

While you’ve referenced PM Cameron’s statements, the “Nigerian Prince” scam, the BBC, and other examples as contributing to the image Nigeria has built over time, the key issue remains this: when someone like Kemi, a Nigerian or British Nigerian in a position of power, repeatedly throws the country under the bus at every opportunity, it does nothing to help the image of Nigeria or Nigerians in the diaspora. It reinforces negative stereotypes and cements the damaging narratives that already exist about Nigeria and Nigerians in general. That is the core grievance many people have with her.

Whatever she is trying to achieve by continually criticising the country (Nigeria), it is definitely going to backfire. In the long run, it will destroy her political career, because no one beyond the people she has persistently targeted will be able to trust her. And that trust is not something she will regain from them, nor from the British public.

You cannot cut off your nose to spite your face, and that is exactly what she has been doing.

In addition some Nigerians too both in the diaspora and at home are also part of the bigger problem always insisting that whatever she says is the truth because of how bad they also feel about the country and for as long as she has that audience and attention she will continue to say whatever no matter how hurtful it may be. Both she and that audience don’t really care about what damage it does to us as a people. And it’s good so we can easily identify, ignore or avoid them too.

diggz:
I agree with most of what you’ve mentioned in your post. However, I’d like to highlight that there’s a reason why the words of someone in power, or anyone who holds a high-ranking position or authority, carry more weight than those of the average person.

In the same way, people are more critical of Kemi because she is a public figure...

I agree and 💯, people have a right to be critical of Kemi *and* any person in position of authority. But my point is being honest with the reason why they are so disproportionately (in my opinion) critical of her - even those who loudly call Nigeria a s**t hole country on public forums - X, here on NL etc and yet are furious with Kemi who hasn't said anything close to this (afaik - pls correct me if I'm wrong). Sounds a bit hypocritical to me.

diggz:
I could be wrong, but I have yet to see anyone with a similar level of influence take the same stance on their heritage as she has. If you know of anyone, feel free to point them out

Braverman, Patel off the top of my head - both have made much stronger statements over time than Kemi. There are others.

diggz:
...when someone like Kemi, a Nigerian or British Nigerian in a position of power, repeatedly throws the country under the bus at every opportunity..

I see why people would be upset about her inaccurate comments about not being able to pass down citizenship to her kids but does narrating her "grass cutting" experience back in secondary school really count as throwing Nigeria under the bus? Do you know how many British politicians have openly shared their lived experiences, including the very negative, growing up in Great Britain and are candid about the sordid parts of UK past and present? Different mindsets and cultural norms, I guess, because they are not labelled traitors.

diggz:
Whatever she is trying to achieve by continually criticising the country (Nigeria), it is definitely going to backfire. In the long run, it will destroy her political career, because no one beyond the people she has persistently targeted will be able to trust her. And that trust is not something she will regain from them, nor from the British public.

You cannot cut off your nose to spite your face, and that is exactly what she has been doing.

Lol, this isn't Nollywood or PDP/APC
The fact is she has already reached the pinnacle of her political career. Those familiar with British politics already know how this will play out, and Kemi herself is fully aware that she isn't going to become PM. But she will have served her party well and will probably be rewarded with a knighthood, similar to Dame Patel. Financially, she and her husband are already very well off and she is set to make even more money once she retires from front line politics, par the course. She's good.

To conclude, for someone who is vilified as the biggest hater of Nigeria, I wonder why she signed a landmark trade deal with Nigeria, worth £7 billion - the first the UK signed with an African country - when she was Business Secretary.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-signs-landmark-economic-partnership-with-nigeria

Taal17:
She actually went to 3 sec schools in Nigeria.
ISL , FGGC and possibly Vivian Fowler

I won't be surprised that she moved around so much cos she was a ramble rouser.or her parents were.
Psschew
At least one of her parents was Unilag staff so they had staff quarters.
Even the story of her brother being arrested by police bla bla was misconstrued...it didn't happen like that. Her brother clarified

Oh, one school down, two to go then! their portion of slander is coming!

jedisco:
Kemi has her issues. People like her manytimes start out being ambitious but tend to overcompensate to please the baying crowd. This is not helped by the fact that they think themselves to be special especially when there are not many like them around. An Indian would find it harder to constantly spew such given they'd just be one of many who have done well.

She reminds me of someone I encountered recently in a romantic setting. Her parents also migrated when she was young and she'd only been back to 9ja once. She was seething with a narrative of how bad Nigeria is. I told her she reminds me of Kemi- gave her the peice of my mind and shut it. Some people are not worth the stress

Agree with the bolded. I'd contest that the education Kemi received in FGC Sagamu was not dissimilar in quality to what many similar-aged Brits received in the UK at that time. Yes, our educational system has it's challenges but there are many Nigerian professionals performing well in the west partly thanks to the education they received back home

The bolded is the conclusion of the whole thing. I agree 100%.

25,000 illegal migrant so far this year and counting. The system is utterly broken. One of the wayray dey run to catch a boat and still dey shout Allahu Akbar 🤣

Taal17:
She actually went to 3 sec schools in Nigeria.
ISL , FGGC and possibly Vivian Fowler

I won't be surprised that she moved around so much cos she was a ramble rouser.or her parents were.
Psschew
At least one of her parents was Unilag staff so they had staff quarters.
Even the story of her brother being arrested by police bla bla was misconstrued...it didn't happen like that. Her brother clarified

Please I will like to read or watch this evidence

Hi guys, I need to travel with my family to Nigeria. My wife and daughter both have British passports.

I want to get a Nigerian passport for my child but she doesn't have a NIN. How can I get her NIN here in the UK

Not a great look for a Labour minister...
Likewise Tulip, the former Anti corruption minister, facing corruption charges in Bangladesh 😬

"Maybe she got confused about the job description and thought that as Homelessness Minister she ought to generate homelessness" 😂

Housing minister hiked rent weeks after removing tenants
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czerl5dy0kgo

Fred2020:
omo ale lo n fowo osi juwe Ile baba re {it is the bastard child to points to her home using her left hand.

Her parents have failed her honestly.

We cannot change where we come from and must never despise it. We must only strive to become the best.

Her parents may have taught her the later but they failed to teach her the former.

She is on cause to be a very inconsequential leader of the party. No matter how much she digs dip into culture wars and disparaging her ancestry, it would not win her votes with the voting base she is chasing.

My shame is that Nigeria is blessed with some of the best and most talented population in Africa, thanks to its large & young population size.

It is a shame that in the one that rose to the pinnacle of british politics is not the brightest one in the pack.

What Kemi is doing is THE BEST PLAY she has right now

Nigerians generally too are not wise

She does these things knowing it will rile you guys up and she succeeds all the time
.Ignoring sometimes could be a good play

Anytime Kemi throws her unsolicited jabs
I just look and oass

And that ur paragraph about talented people is hogwash
If that was the case, Nigeria wont be a dump

The 'working of our talent" will be apparent (refer to China)

jedisco:
Kemi has her issues. People like her manytimes start out being ambitious but tend to overcompensate to please the baying crowd. This is not helped by the fact that they think themselves to be special especially when there are not many like them around. An Indian would find it harder to constantly spew such given they'd just be one of many who have done well.

She reminds me of someone I encountered recently in a romantic setting. Her parents also migrated when she was young and she'd only been back to 9ja once. She was seething with a narrative of how bad Nigeria is. I told her she reminds me of Kemi- gave her the peice of my mind and shut it. Some people are not worth the stress

Agree with the bolded. I'd contest that the education Kemi received in FGC Sagamu was not dissimilar in quality to what many similar-aged Brits received in the UK at that time. Yes, our educational system has it's challenges but there are many Nigerian professionals performing well in the west partly thanks to the education they received back home

Suella Braveman, Zia Yusuf, Ben Habib, Priti Patel are four examples of why I wont agree with the bolded

Esp Ben Habib

Have you heard the condescending way they talk about South Asians (Indians and Pakistanis) despite having the origins

Rishi is a gentleman, so he wasn't neck deep in that rabbit hole
He will rather stay neutral

What I'll agree with though is that Kemi does her own more frequently than the others

And to be honest, I understand PERFECTLY why they are the way they are (Kemi plus the 5 people i listed up there)

When you go "up there" and u look "down there" and see the state of your respective communities

Sometimes there is that psychological impulse to separate yourself from it

Thai people do that a lot in America as well

Goke7:
In addition some Nigerians too both in the diaspora and at home are also part of the bigger problem always insisting that whatever she says is the truth because of how bad they also feel about the country and for as long as she has that audience and attention she will continue to say whatever no matter how hurtful it may be. Both she and that audience don’t really care about what damage it does to us as a people. And it’s good so we can easily identify, ignore or avoid them too.

But what she is saying IS THE TRUTH
We can argue to the effect that sometimes she refers to that when she doesn't have to

But Nigeria is a failed shiithole shame of a country that is still grappling with what others have solved at least a century ago

I mean, the world knows it so why are we pretending

We can argue and say that Kemi is being an opportunist, and all, but come on, a country that over half of its populace dont have access to proper toilet sanitation and also have the HIGHEST OUT OF SCHOOL KIDS on planet earth shouldn't be acting all "bougie"

If anything, the collective shame we feel now should spur us into doing something bout it

But alas
Is it not Africans?