Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has called out United Kingdom Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch.

This comes over her claim that she cannot pass Nigerian citizenship to her children because of her gender.

During an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, Badenoch asserted that she cannot pass on her Nigerian citizenship to her children because of her gender. She suggested that it is easier for Nigerians to acquire British citizenship than for foreigners to become Nigerians.

She said, “It’s virtually impossible, for example, to get Nigerian citizenship. I have that citizenship by virtue of my parents. I can’t give it to my children because I’m a woman.

“Yet loads of Nigerians come to the UK and stay for a relatively free period, acquire British citizenship. We need to stop being naive.”

Reacting in a statement issued on Monday, Falana described Badenoch’s statement as “a display of utter ignorance” and accused her of misinforming the British public to score political points.

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Femi Falana said, “In her desperate attempt to impress the British electorate, Kemi Badenoch keeps running down Nigeria.

“Contrary to her misleading claim, her children are Nigerians because she is a Nigerian. Her assertion that she cannot give Nigerian citizenship to her children because she is a woman is not in consonance with Section 25(b) and (c) of the Nigerian Constitution which provides that every person born in Nigeria after independence, either of whose parents or grandparents is a citizen of Nigeria, or any person born outside Nigeria to a Nigerian parent, is a citizen.

“Furthermore, by virtue of Section 42(2) of the Constitution, no citizen shall be subjected to any disability or deprivation merely by reason of circumstances of birth, gender, or class. Therefore, her two children are Nigerian citizens. The fact that she may not want them to claim it is irrelevant. For now, they are dual citizens of Britain and Nigeria.”

Falana also faulted her assertion that Nigerian citizenship is impossible for foreigners to obtain, noting that “Sections 26 and 27 of the Constitution clearly state that foreigners can acquire Nigerian citizenship through naturalisation or registration once they meet the legal conditions.”

He, however, acknowledged gaps in the law, saying that “A woman married to a Nigerian man can be registered as a citizen, but the same privilege is not extended to a man married to a Nigerian woman, which reflects the patriarchal nature of the law. This should be urgently amended.”

Online rumours that the 2025 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exams will not be held have been refuted by the Ministry of Education.

The ministry called the remark “false and misleading”

and urged the public to ignore it in a press release issued on Sunday, July 20.

A statement allegedly signed by “Dr. Aisha Lawal” and posing as a “urgent notice” from the federal ministry of education had gone viral online.

According to the announcement, rampant examination misconduct, including question leaks up to 72 hours prior to planned exams,

led to the nationwide cancellation of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

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The education ministry, however, rejected the report in a statement issued Sunday evening,

Further claiming that the 2025 WAEC exams were “successfully concluded”

and that there had only been a few isolated instances of misconduct that were quickly resolved.

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Additionally, it indicated that as of the time of publication, there had been no reports of malpractice

and that the current National Examinations Council (NECO) exams were proceeding without incident.

The federal ministry of education has not received any official communication or report from WAEC, NECO, or any examination body regarding widespread malpractice in either of the examinations,” the statement read.

The ministry also advised students, parents, school administrators, and the general public to “disregard the fake press release currently in circulation,”

describing it as “entirely fabricated, misleading, and intended to cause unnecessary panic and confusion.”

The public is urged to seek information only from verified sources,

including the official websites of the federal ministry of education (www.education.gov.ng), WAEC (www.waecnigeria.org),

and NECO (www.neco.gov.ng), as well as other reputable media outlets.

The ministry further said it is committed to upholding the integrity and credibility of all public examinations,

vowing to work with examination bodies to strengthen monitoring and enforcement.

It also warned that individuals found spreading false information would be reported to security agencies for investigation and prosecution.

Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, has criticised the UK’s too lax immigration laws and asserted that she is unable to grant her children Nigerian citizenship due to her gender.

In an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, July 20, Badenoch made the claims while talking about UK immigration laws and how Britain differs from nations like Nigeria.

She further claimed that many immigrants take advantage of the British system in ways that are unacceptable in their home countries.

She also quickly said “no” when asked if she would allow a Nigerian immigrant to establish a “mini-Nigeria” in the UK for cultural assimilation.

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“That is not right. Nigerians would not tolerate that. That’s not something that many countries would accept,” she added.

There are many people who come to our country, to the UK, who do things that would not be acceptable in their countries.”

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Using her children’s alleged inability to get Nigerian citizenship to illustrate the stark contrast between Nigeria’s approach and that of the UK, she said:

“It’s virtually impossible, for example, to get Nigerian citizenship. “I have that citizenship by virtue of my parents, I can’t give it to my children because I’m a woman.”

“Yet loads of Nigerians come to the UK and stay for a relatively free period of time, acquire British citizenship. We need to stop being naive.”

Meanwhile Contrary to Badenoch’s claim, section 25(1)(c) of the Nigerian Constitution states that a person born outside the country is a citizen of Nigeria if either of their parents is Nigerian.

This means having just one Nigerian parent is sufficient for citizenship by birth.

It is still not clear why Kemi Badenoch is so hell bent at spreading hate towards her country Nigeria

Because at every given opportunity she must have one negative thing or the other to say about her birth country

At first, Nigerians thought it was all an act to show solidarity to the UK that she is fully a citizen

But the constant witch hunting of Nigerians and Smear campaign against Nigeria as a country, is far from just showing solidarity

Meanwhile, watch her speak HERE