In a bold statement, UK Minister Kemi Badenoch emphasized her primary identification as British, stating that while she holds Nigerian nationality, it does not define her ethnicity.
“My main identity is as British. Nigeria is a nationality, it’s not an ethnicity…”
– Kemi Badenoch pic.twitter.com/k6bgBlNcqJ
— @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) August 5, 2025
“My main identity is as British. Nigeria is a nationality, it’s not an ethnicity…”
– Kemi Badenoch