British-Nigerian, Kemi Badenoch has been elected as the UK’s new Conservative Party Leader after defeating Robert Jenrick.
With her win, the former Trade Secretary has made history as the first black woman to lead a major political party in the UK.
The 44-year-old succeeds Rishi Sunak after winning 53,806 votes against Jenrick’s 41,388 votes in the final voting announced on Saturday morning.
Known for her outspoken positions on politics, Badenoch was born in London but had her early childhood in Lagos. She however returned to the UK at age 16 where she lived her adult years.
Recall that she was recently criticised by former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode for her remarks against Nigeria in her run-up for the Conservative Party position. He slammed her in reaction to her comments about not wanting Britain to become like the place she came from.
In his reaction via his X account: he wrote:
“A very s****d little girl and notoriously self-righteous b***h barks. Ever considered staying in the place you “ran away from” and trying to fix it? You are worse than Aunty Jemima, the female version of Uncle Tom.
“By all means try your luck at being elected leader of the British Conservative party but leave my country out of your pretty yet stinking mouth,”
Speaking on the significance of her win and her ambitions for the party, she commented, “The task that stands before us is tough but simple. Our first responsibility as His Majesty’s loyal opposition is to hold this Labour government to account. Our second is no less important; it is to prepare over the course of the next few years for government.”
