The newly elected leader of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch has been greeted with criticisms from Nigerians in Diaspora following her election.
The criticisms according to them is due to the fact that Badenoch has refused to acknowledge her Nigerian roots and the many struggles blacks in western world go through.
Also, the Nigerian government has refrained from congratulating her as many fear Badenoch, who was born in London to Nigerian parents but lived in Lagos until she was 16, will undermine progress towards racial equality.
Edum News reports that 44-year-old Badenoch is the first Black woman to ever lead a major British political party.
Badenoch who is a former software engineer represents the right wing of the opposition Conservative Party and was elected its leader on Nov. 2, after it lost power in a July election.
The Conservative Leader who is a defender of meritocracy always says she prefers not to focus on her race, arguing she would like the colour of her skin to be no more significant than the colour of her hair or eyes.
These remarks have caused alarm among many within the Black community and anti-racism activists in Britain.
According to British-Nigerian writer, Nels Abbey, one of the many who criticised Badenoch on social media following her appointment, ‘Badenoch though black is a racist.’
Other have also recounted the struggles blacks face when it comes to jobs and the kind of neighborhood are relegated to live in.
These concerns are all due to Badenoch’s failure to acknowledge the struggles black people face in Britain and other western countries.
