Nigeria, July 21 -- The leader of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, claims that she is unable to pass on her Nigerian citizenship to her children because she is a woman. This is despite the fact the Nigerian Constitution does not discriminate against any gender when passing on Nigerian citizenship.

The Nigerian Constitution states that any person born outside Nigeria is automatically a citizen of Nigeria if either of their parents is a Nigerian citizen at the time of the child's birth.

Ms Badenoch, however, said on Sunday that while many Nigerians are taking advantage of the UK's relatively easy citizenship acquisition process, it remains "virtually impossible to obtain Nigerian citizenship."

While speaking with CNN's Fareed Za...