By Patrick Idowu
UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch says she will make it more difficult for Nigerians to acquire British citizenship if elected Prime Minister.
Speaking to CNN on Sunday, Badenoch criticized what she described as the ease with which Nigerians gain UK citizenship, calling it “naive.”
“Loads of Nigerians come to the UK and stay for a relatively free period of time, acquiring British citizenship. It has been too easy,” she said.
She also rejected the idea of immigrants creating “mini-Nigerias” in the UK, stating, “That is not right. Nigerians would not tolerate that in their own country.”
Born in the UK to Nigerian parents, Badenoch has sparked controversy with recent comments about her country of heritage.
