Boris Johnson, the new UK Prime minster has appointed 39-year-old Olukemi Badenoch as Children and Family Mister for the UK.
The mother of one among other responsibilities oversee children social care including child protection, children in care, adoption care leavers, social work, local authority performance and family law.
Badenoch is a British Conservative politician. She joined the conservative party at the age of 25. She is also a member of parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden.
Nigerians are very excited about this news and send their congratulatory message across social media.
British PM Boris Johnson appoints Nigerian Olukemi Badenoch as minister pic.twitter.com/m8fyYw1Zqz
— Babs omotunde (@OmotundeBabs) July 30, 2019
A Western Nigerian, Kemi Badenoch, was on Saturday, appointed the junior minister for Children and Families by the new British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.
Born as Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke in Jan. 1980 in Wimbledon, London to parents of Nigerian origin.@DAWNCommission @jimidisu pic.twitter.com/6YWEkWAPz0— Gb Adebola (@AdebolaGb) July 31, 2019
Meet Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch, the 39year old UK born Nigerian who was appointed a Minister of children and families by British Prime minister Boris Johnson. Kemi disclosed the news via her Twitter official handle… https://t.co/4UmDwwh4EN
— Project1Productions (@iamonenigerian) July 31, 2019
Boris Johnson, Britain's Prime
Minister, has appointed Olukemi
Olufunto Badenoch,as Children
and Families Minister. If this lady is still in Nigeria she will still be considered too young to be a state commissioner particularly being a lady. NIGERIA SYSTEM INHIBITS DESTINYS‼ pic.twitter.com/cPardxPt80— Olushola Olufolabi (@olushola_shola) July 30, 2019
I normally don’t like jumping on the chest-thumping train when a ‘Nigerian’ abroad excels ‘cause it feels “one kind”.
Appointment of 39 year-old MP Olukemi Badenoch as Children & Families Minister by Britain’s PM, Boris Johnson is an exception.
I am super doper proud of her👏🏾👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/jRg4DGhmTL— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) July 31, 2019
