*The Federal Government of Nigeria lampoons Kemi Badenoch, British Conservative Party Leader, over her recent claim, and apparent ignorance of the provisions for Nigerian citizenship, as contained in the 1999 Constitution (as amended)

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The Federal Government of Nigeria, again, has carpeted Kemi Badenoch, British Conservative Party Leader, over her claim, and apparent ignorance of the provisions for Nigerian citizenship, as contained in the 1999 Constitution (as amended)

Badenoch, in a recent CNN interview with Fareed Zakaria, had claimed that she could not pass Nigerian citizenship to her children because she is a woman.

The British Conservative Party Leader, born in the UK to Nigerian parents, had argued during the CNN interview that her children could not obtain Nigerian citizenship through her because of her 鈥済ender鈥�.

She claimed that “it鈥檚 virtually impossible, for example, to get Nigerian citizenship.

“I have that citizenship by virtue of my parents. I can鈥檛 give it to my children because I鈥檓 a woman.”

In a direct response to her claim on the international TV station, the Nigerian Presidency described Badenoch’s assertion as l false, urging the United Kingdom (UK) to send her 鈥渉ome (Nigeria) for a proper re-education.鈥�

Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, who stated this Monday, July 21, 2025, via his verified X account, challenged Badenoch鈥檚 statement.

Onanuga stated that her remarks misrepresented Nigerian law and demanded an apology from the British Conservative Party Leader.

鈥淜emi Badenoch lied. She owes her fatherland some apology.

鈥淏ritain should send our lost daughter Kemi Badenoch home for a proper re-education,鈥� stated the Presidential aide.

He equally cited Section 25 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution (as amended), which clearly states that anyone born outside Nigeria is a citizen by birth, if either parent is a Nigerian citizen, regardless of gender.

鈥淪ection 25 of our constitution defines who has the right to Nigerian citizenship鈥�.

“Every person born outside Nigeria, either of whose parents is a citizen of Nigeria.”

Onanuga also applauded Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, a Nigerian-British lawyer and political activist, for correcting Badenoch publicly and called her intervention 鈥渆nlightening鈥�.

Badenoch, who spent part of her childhood in Nigeria before returning to the UK at 16, is married to a Scottish banker, and has three children.

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