The leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has said Nigeria’s status as an oil-producing country has not translated into reliable electricity for its citizens.
Badenoch grew up in Nigeria before returning to the UK as a teenager to continue her studies.
Asked in an interview with The Spectator about how her upbringing in Nigeria shaped her political views, Badenoch said her experiences have hardened her.
“My belief that we need to drill our oil and gas comes from growing up in a country… Nigeria is an oil-producing country, never had electricity,” she said.
“It is very easy to have resources underground, but stupid public policy means that you can’t use it.”
