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Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given Nigeria credit for “sending” Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch to Britain, calling her a “future Prime Minister”.
Speaking on Thursday in Owerri during the ongoing Imo Economic Summit, Johnson lauded the longstanding ties between Nigeria and the United Kingdom while noting the exchange of talent that sustains the relationship.
While emphasising the flow of trade and expertise between Nigeria and the UK, he stated that Britain exports “pharmaceuticals, bankers, services of all kinds, automotive parts… and whisky — huge quantities of whisky.”
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Johnson said that Nigeria sends “oil and gas, Nollywood movies, brilliant doctors and nurses, technicians, and tech geniuses” to the UK.
“And 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,” the former PM added humorously.
Johnson’s endorsement of Badenoch and praise of her Nigerian heritage comes after the latter said she no longer identifies with the country of her ancestral roots.
