tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540911873094895295.post4616095103791637186..comments2024-03-20T01:16:54.017+00:00Comments on Akin Akintayo: The UK: Why Kemi Badenoch is not the poster childAkin Akintayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254117443398207562noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540911873094895295.post-89158599189456344132022-07-21T09:08:52.724+01:002022-07-21T09:08:52.724+01:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience...Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience of Kemi before the 'fame'. It is a fair and balanced piece. I also agree that we should give our children tools to be able to walk into spaces where they stand out and hold their own. It is how I was raised.<br /><br />To be transparent, I supported Kemi's campaign on the basis of representation, especially for young British-Nigerian girls who look like her (I was one, in secondary school). And I think she has said fair things about leadership and some policy issues, which I highlighted on Twitter. But I do take issue with the lack of transparency about her background and the way she has twisted stories for certain audiences.<br /><br />I hope to see more people from our background take an active interest public service for true and real diversity. Yossie Olaleyehttps://twitter.com/yossieolaleyenoreply@blogger.com