Shehu Sani was reacting to claims that Badenoch defended British colonialism during a debate on UK’s response to the Black Lives Matter Movement
By Kehinde Okeowo
Human rights activist and former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has thrown a veiled shade at newly-elected UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch.
Speaking via his X handle on Friday, the former Kaduna State senator criticized the Nigerian-born British legislator for allegedly making snide comments about Nigeria.
Several media outlets, recently reported that Badenoch defended British colonialism during a debate on the UK’s response to the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Apart from this, the Chairman and CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, also revealed that her office reached out to Badenoch but received no response.
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Dabiri-Erewa, who spoke on Channels Television, stated that Nigeria would not compel the British politician to embrace her Nigerian roots if she chose not to.
“It depends on whether she embraces her Nigerian identity. We reached out to her once or twice, but there was no response. We don’t force anyone to acknowledge being Nigerian,” she said.
Reacting to the developments on his verified social media page, Shehu Sani said that a Nigerian is singing colonial song in the UK parliament will not change his or her true identity.
He tweeted, “No matter how much and how long an adopted child loves his new home and hates his ancestral home, there will come a day he or she will be reminded by his adopted home that he doesn’t belong there.
“If African-Americans are still reminded that they belong to Africa, a Nigerian singing the colonial song in the UK parliament will not change his or her true identity.”