Johnson, while speaking in Owerri, Imo State, also highlighted the flow of trade and expertise between Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
By Kehinde Okeowo
”Former British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has described United Kingdom Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, as a potential future prime minister, crediting Nigeria as the country that produced her.
He made this known on Thursday at the ongoing Imo Economic Summit held in Owerri, the capital of Imo State.
Johnson went on to praise the longstanding ties between Nigeria and the UK, underlining the importance of the talent exchange in the relationship.
While highlighting the flow of trade and expertise between the two countries, the erstwhile UK Prime Minister noted that Britain exports pharmaceuticals, bankers, services of all kinds, automotive parts and whisky, huge quantities of whisky.
He, however, noted that Nigeria sends oil and gas, Nollywood movies, brilliant doctors and nurses, technicians, and tech geniuses to the UK in return.
Johnson continued, “We send you former United Kingdom prime ministers, and you send us a future United Kingdom prime minister in the form of Kemi Badenoch, who comes from Nigeria and is doing better and better these days.”
