‘You Can’t Portray Nigeria As Evil And Expect Acceptance’ — Shehu Sani Tackles Badenoch

Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani has criticised UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch over her remarks about Nigeria, arguing that repeatedly portraying one’s country of origin negatively may not guarantee acceptance in Britain.
Sani made the comments in a post on X, where he questioned Badenoch’s efforts to establish her British identity while facing reminders of her Nigerian heritage.
“Kemi is fighting hard to be identified as British and the Whites keeps reminding her of her roots and where she belongs,” he wrote.
The former lawmaker cautioned that consistently portraying one’s ancestral homeland in a negative light would not necessarily make the individual more acce...