Kemi Badenoch argues for Nigerian citizenship for children – Wetin Nigeria Constitution Talk

UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has struck out again after claiming it is inappropriate to transfer Nigerian citizenship to children.

Apparently, this is the first time Badenoch has been silent about Nigeria and the moment she spoke, many reactions followed.

But Badenoch doesn’t have time to go for an interview with CNN Fareed Zakaria to explain his policies on immigration and getting tougher on Japan than Britain.

In the interview, Mr Badenoch spoke about how difficult it is for immigrants to obtain British citizenship and gave a better understanding of how immigrants come to the UK.

Citing Nigeria as an example, she says it is not appropriate to give the same nationality to her children because their parents claim to be women even though they are Nigerian citizens.

“For example, it is virtually impossible to obtain Nigerian citizenship. I got citizenship thanks to my parents, but because I am a woman, I am not suitable to give it to my children,” she said.

Opinions elicit mixed reactions, especially from Nigerians who voice their opinions.

Nigeria’s constitution really stipulates citizenship, who is eligible, who qualifies, and under what conditions a suitable person can obtain a Nigerian passport.

According to various Nigerian constitutions since 1979, specifically the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended in 2011), it is clear how Pesin qualifies or claims to be a Nigerian citizen.

To counter Kemi Badenoch’s children’s citizenship claims, there are three ways to be or claim to be Nigerian citizens: by birth, by registration, and by naturalization.

According to Articles 25, 26 and 27 of the Nigerian Constitution, this is invalid. Let’s take a look at the details in the section above the problem:

Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution specifies that Nigerians:

They say that if your parents and grandparents were born for Nigeria, you are not fit to be a Nigerian citizen.

First, let me clarify that although Kemi Badenoch was not born for Nigeria, I claim to be a Nigerian citizen because my parental roots are Nigerian.

Citizenship by registration

According to Article 26(1) of the same 1999 Constitution, as amended, a person can become a Nigerian citizen if:

Now, if anyone wants to claim to be a Nigerian citizen, they will register based on that category and President Guts Day will be satisfied, but it will not be automatic, there will be a process.

citizenship by naturalization

The category under Article 27 states that the president can grant a naturalization certificate to a citizen if he or she meets the conditions set out in the constitution – even if he or she was not born in Nigeria.

This category requires you to stay in Nigeria for up to 15 years, take an oath of allegiance, and behave well for Nigeria.

Currently, under Article 25 (Articles 1a and 3) of the Nigerian Constitution, the Badenoch children can claim to be Nigerian citizens under these three categories on the basis that their grandparents are Nigerians by birth.

Although they were not born for Nigeria, they can also become Nigerian citizens by registration. However, since the grandparents are Nigerian citizens, they can apply the conditions to become Nigerian citizens.

A child becomes a Nigerian citizen regardless of the gender of the Nigerian parents or either of the Nigerian parents involved.

However, it is inappropriate for the President to strip anyone who is a natural born Nigerian citizen of their citizenship.

Born Olukemi Adegoke for Wimbledon in 1980, he grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. She also grew up for the United States through the lectures of her mother Bin Day, a professor of physiology.

She returned to the UK at the age of 16 to avoid the deteriorating political and economic situation in Nigeria, to live with one of her mother’s friends, and to study for her A-levels at a south London university while working in a McDonald’s restaurant.

Kemi Deng then married Scottish banker Hamish Badenoch in 2012, took her husband’s last name (now known as Kemi Badenoch), and had three children with her.

She is right to say it is too easy for Mr Pipo to claim benefits to the UK, which is the first time Ms Badenoch has become leader of the Conservative Party that she has become the top immigration official.

The Conservative Party leader told the BBC that the Conservative Party needed to “crack down on Pipo for profiting from the Conservative system in a bad way”.

It is part of bringing citizenship that Nigerians drag her to the top.

Ogbonge’s lawyer, Festus Ogun, told BBC News to Pidgin that Nigeria’s constitution makes clear what qualifies as a Contri citizen.

Festus maintains that the constitution provides that anyone who has Nigerian parents is eligible to become a Nigerian citizen, even if he or she was not born in Nigeria.

“Under Article 25(1)(c) of the Constitution, a child born to a Nigerian national if the parent is a Nigerian, or if either parent is a Nigerian, claims to have been born as a child for Anoda Kontri, irrespective of the gender of the Nigerian parent, notwithstanding the fact.”

Di Ogbonge added that it is inappropriate to deny nationality to children born to Nigerian parents.

“It is not an automatic form of citizenship by birth. Citizenship by birth is the only form in which citizenship by birth is denied and eligible for renunciation of citizenship.”

Nigeria’s constitution allows people to renounce their citizenship if they are of “full age” (18 years or older), and once they register as president in accordance with the law, such people cannot become Nigerian citizens again.

To put it in context, the Badenoch children have simply decided to renounce their Nigerian citizenship, meaning they have ceased to be Nigerian citizens.

Kemi Badenoch makes history by winning the UK Conservative Party leadership election.

She became the first black woman to lead a major British political party.

Kemi Badenoch Bin has promised to “re-elect” the Conservative Party after it elected him leader after defeating fellow right-winger Robert Jenrick.

It was the closest election race since Conservative members began voting for leader in 1998. Mr Badenoch won with 53,806 votes to Mr Jenrick’s 41,388.

Mr Badenoch, 45, became the sixth Conservative Party leader in less than eight-and-a-half years and was an MP for seven years.

Badenoch joined the Conservative Party in 2005 at the age of 25, but unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in 2010 and London Parliament in 2012.

She will take up the vacant parliamentary seat when two Conservative MPs, including Suella Braverman, are elected to Parliament in 2015.

Kemi Badenoch has defended his past statements about Nigeria in 2024, saying he grew up in fear and insecurity of Contri because of rampant corruption.

Days after she made these comments, Nigeria’s Vice President Kassim Shettima reacted, saying that if she is not proud of her “country of origin”, she deserves to “remove the kemi from her name”.

Badenoch Wash Hand Komot hails from northern Nigeria, which she calls the homeland of Islamism and Boko Haram.

“Yoruba is my true identity and we refuse to be lumped together with the Pipo of Northern Nigeria as ‘enemies of the people’ in the name of being called Nigerians.

On December 12, 2024, Kemi Badenoch shared his experience with the Nigerian Police in an interview with Bari Weiss.

“My experience with the police in Nigeria was very negative, but my first experience with the police after coming to the UK was very positive.

“I remember the police stealing my brother’s shoes and keeping an eye on them.

Additional reporting by Olaronke Alo, BBC Global Disinformation Unit