FOR THOSE DEFENDING KEMI BADENOCH...BY MUSIC ICON DANIEL WILSON
You should just read this.... you her supporters are missing the point.....perhaps deliberately.....
Your responses completely miss the point at hand.
This isn’t a debate about the inadequacies of Nigerian leadership—past or present—nor is it a comparison of Nigeria’s struggles to the historical injustices of Europe or the UK. That’s a valid discussion, yes, but it’s a different topic for a different day. The issue here is Kemi’s attitude, her constant unsolicited criticism of Nigeria, and her penchant for presenting her parents’ homeland in the most unfavorable light.
The argument isn’t about whether Nigeria has problems—no one is denying that. The question is whether Kemi’s behavior as an unsolicited “snitch” is acceptable. And it’s not!
Her actions betray a sense of opportunism and weakness that many find utterly abhorrent.
She doesn’t speak out of a place of concern or constructive criticism; she speaks for applause, attention, and cheap laughs. That’s the issue people have with her—not the veracity of her claims, but the misplaced and negative attitude with which she delivers them.
It’s also important to remember that Kemi’s political constituency is Great Britain, not Nigeria. Nigeria is not a state within the UK, and her mandate does not include speaking on Nigeria’s affairs in a way that serves only to demean the country. Aside from her Nigerian heritage, she has no constitutional reason to make Nigeria a topic of discussion in her interviews. Her constant unsolicited criticism, therefore, reeks of someone exploiting her platform to gain relevance at the expense of her parents’ homeland.
Yes, Nigeria has problems, but those problems do not justify Kemi’s actions or absolve her of blame. The fact that leaders in Nigeria have failed in many ways does not make it acceptable for someone like Kemi to indulge in public negativity about the country. If anything, it underscores why we need voices that build up and inspire, not ones that tear down from afar with no intent to help.
Your defensive arguments for Kemi boils down to excusing Kemi’s behavior because Nigeria is flawed. But no amount of historical analysis or critique of Nigerian leadership justifies her behavior. You’re conflating two separate issues in an attempt to shift focus away from the core problem. The reality is simple: Kemi’s attitude is inexcusable, and it is not patriotic to justify her actions by pointing fingers at others.
This is about Kemi’s unnecessary negativity—not about the long history of Nigeria’s challenges.