Vice President Kashim Shettima has slammed Kemi Badenoch, the newly elected leader of the UK Conservative Party, for portraying Nigeria in bad light.
Shettima made his feelings about Badenoch known on Monday at the 10th Annual Migration Dialogue held at the State House in Abuja.
The Vice-President who hailed the new Tory leader’s achievement was however cross with her over her negative comments about her country of origin.
He said: “Kemi Badenoch, leader of the British Conservative Party — we are proud of her despite her efforts to denigrate her nation of origin.
“She is entitled to her opinions, even her right to remove ‘Kemi’ from her name, but that does not negate the fact that Nigeria is the greatest Black nation on earth. One in every three or four Black people is a Nigerian, and by 2050, Nigeria will be the third most populous nation on earth, alongside the United States.”
The Vice President also underscored the vital contributions of migrants to society and economic growth.
He reaffirmed the Nigerian government’s commitment to safeguarding migrants’ rights while honouring their legacies and contributions to national development.
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