Nigeria, July 23 -- In an era where diasporan voices often serve as bridges between cultures and symbols of national pride, Kemi Badenoch stands out, for all the wrong reasons. The British Conservative politician of Nigerian descent, now holding a significant place in UK politics, has repeatedly found herself in the headlines. Not for celebrating her roots, but for repeatedly disparaging Nigeria, the country of her birth.

While many Nigerians in the diaspora lift their country in positive light, Badenoch has made it a pattern to publicly ridicule, misrepresent, and denounce Nigeria in her commentary. Her most recent misstep, a deeply flawed assertion about Nigerian citizenship laws, drew sharp rebuke from none other than Femi Falana, SA...