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INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THE NIGERIAN JUST MADE MINISTER IN BRITAIN, KEMI ADEGOKE-BADENOCH
Nigeria will destroy you, make you useless and kill your dream unless you have a strong connection to the political godfathers.
I have met Kemi Adegoke-Badenoch in 2010 while she was distributing flyers of her election campaign to passersby around Dulwich Library in 2010. She was contesting for a member of the London Assembly. She didn’t win and She was 30years old at the time.
In 2012, Kemi Adegoke stood for the Conservatives party in the London Assembly election where she was placed fifth on the London-wide list.
In 2017, Kemi was elected as MP for the Saffron Walden constituency and became the first woman to represent that constituency.
Former Prime Minister, Theresa May, appointed Kemi Adegoke-Badenoch as the Conservative Party’s Vice-Chair for Candidates in January 2018.
Today, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed Olukemi Adegoke- Badenoch, aged 39, as Children and Families Minister.
Though Kemi was born in London but grew up in Nigeria where she finished her primary and secondary education and returned to the UK for her university education but why Kemi was able to win elections into London Assembly, House of Commons and became a Minister in a country she arrived at age 16?
The answers are simple. Kemi is living in a country where hard work is rewarded. A country where good university grades are rewarded with good jobs. A country where merits are sought after. A country where politicians are elected based on their debates, ideas and manifestos.
Would Kemi have become a councillor in Lagos or Ibadan by relying on her brilliance and articulation of ideas without employing the service of Agberos to snatch ballots or beat up voters, warm the beds of a few political godfathers and agreed to a percentage of her income as a political office holder be shared with her political godfathers every month?
See how President Buhari performs lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia (photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently in Saudi Arabia, visited Mecca in Saudi Arabia for Umrah, lesser Hajj (or the lesser pilgrimage).
Medina is the capital city of Al-Madinah Region of Saudi Arabia.
The two basic rules for how two perform Hajj are as follow:
1. If a Muslim intends to perform Umrah, he should take off his clothes, take a bath and then perfume himself.
2. After taking a bath, the Muslim puts on Ihram dress and prays if the time is for prescribed prayer.
It seems that President Buhari observers all needed procedures.
During his previous visit to the country as the military head of state in 1984, Buhari has reportedly visited the holiest site in Islam – Ka’aba.
Also called Ka’aba Muazzama meaning the Grand Ka’aba, it is believed the House of God and duplicates as the most sacred site anywhere in the Earth.
President Buhari’s other engagements in Saudi Arabia include meetings with heads of international financial organisations and multilateral associations.
Buhari is set to leave Saudi Arabia on February 27, Saturday, for Doha, the Qatari capital.
President Buhari visited the holiest site in Islam – Ka’aba in 1984
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