A former Minister of Exterior Affairs, Prof Bolaji Akinyemi, has berated the chief of Britain’s Conservative Occasion, Kemi Badenoch, over her newest denigration of Nigeria.
The previous Director Common of the Nigerian Institute of Worldwide Affairs stated Badenoch was fallacious for denigrating Nigeria on the worldwide stage to advance her political profession.
Talking throughout an look on Channels Tv’s Politics Immediately programme on Monday, Akinyemi stated Badenoch will quickly be taught her classes, addding that her tales about Nigeria are for political beneficial properties.
He stated, “How the daughter of a Professor of UNILAG, her father who was a medical physician, a woman who went to the worldwide college at UNILAG would make it sound like she was promoting groundnut and promoting water in Lagos to advance her political profession.
“She would quickly be taught that you simply don’t throw your individuals and your tradition beneath the bus to advance your profession. She is making a mistake however she would quickly be taught.”
The octogenarian requested the UK Conservative get together chief to depart Nigeria alone and give attention to strengthening her get together in Britain.
He added, “In any case, proper now, there’s even Proper Wing political get together in the UK that’s even to the fitting of the Conservative Occasion. So, what she must be specializing in is the way to regain that rightwing profile of the Conservative Occasion and depart Nigeria alone.”
PUNCH On-line stories that Badenoch, at an occasion organised by a British think-tank producing analysis on financial and social points, Onward, final Thursday, said that she doesn’t need the UK to endure the destiny of “horrible governments” like Nigeria.
She had stated, “And why does this matter a lot to me? It’s as a result of I do know what it’s wish to have one thing after which to lose it. I don’t need Britain to lose what it has.
“I grew up in a poor nation and watched my comparatively rich household change into poorer and poorer, regardless of working tougher and tougher as their cash disappeared with inflation.
“I got here again to the UK aged 16 with my father’s final £100 within the hope of a greater life. So, I’ve lived with the implications of horrible governments that destroy lives, and I by no means, ever need it to occur right here.”