Kemi Badenoch has stood by her feedback about Nigeria after the nation’s vp criticised her remarks.

Ms Badenoch was born within the London suburb of Wimbledon, and raised in Nigeria, earlier than returning to the UK on the age of 16.

She has spoken usually about her life and childhood in Nigeria – particularly in the course of the Tory management race.

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However now one senior Nigerian politician has taken subject along with her feedback.

Vice chairman Kashim Shettima accused the Conservative chief of disparaging the nation.

Mr Shettima added: “She is entitled to her personal opinions, she has each proper to take away the Kemi from her title.”

Requested in regards to the feedback, a spokesperson for Ms Badenoch stated she “stands by what she says” and “just isn’t the PR for Nigeria”.

They added: “She is the chief of the opposition and he or she could be very pleased with her management of the opposition on this nation.

“She tells the reality. She tells it like it’s. She just isn’t going to sofa her phrases.”

It’s not clear which statements the Nigerian politician was responding to.

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Ms Badenoch has beforehand described rising up in Nigeria and seeing a authorities beset by corruption and dysfunction.

On one event, she stated that rising up in Nigeria she has “seen what occurs when politicians are in it for themselves… utilizing public cash as their non-public piggy banks”.

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The most recent feedback have been made by the Nigerian vp in a speech about immigration that additionally in contrast her to former prime minister Rishi Sunak – who Mr Shettima stated was “a superb younger man”.