My Identity is with Yoruba and not Nigeria — Kemi Badenoch

I identify more as a Yoruba than a Nigerian — Kemi Badenoch

The leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has stated that she identifies as Yoruba rather than broadly as “Nigerian.” 

Speaking with The Spectator in an interview, she explained that her limited connection to northern Nigeria, which she described as a haven for Islamism and Boko Haram, influences her perspective.

According to her, “I find it interesting that everybody defines me as being Nigerian. I identify less with the country than with the specific ethnicity [Yoruba]. 

I have nothing in common with the people from the north of the country, the Boko Haram where Islamism is.”