Dabiri-Erewa Blasts Kemi Badenoch Over ‘Citizenship Disownment’ Claims

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has sharply criticised the UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, over her claim that Nigerian law prevents her from passing citizenship to her children because she is a woman.

Speaking during an appearance on Hard Copy, a Channels Television programme aired on Friday, Dabiri-Erewa dismissed Badenoch’s statement as “misleading” and “completely false.”

Reacting to the controversial remarks, Dabiri-Erewa referenced Section 25(1)(c) of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution, which clearly provides that a person born outside Nigeria is a citizen by birth if either parent is a Nigerian.

“But that’s not true,” she said. “Don’t spread falsehoods. You go on international media and tell a lie –