- Kemi Badenoch has been elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, securing 53,806 votes to defeat Robert Jenrick
- As the first black woman to lead a major UK political party, Badenoch takes over from Rishi Sunak as leader of the opposition after the Conservative Party suffered its worst-ever election defeat
- Many Nigerians have reacted to her victory, praising her historic achievement while also assessing its potential impact on Nigeria
United Kingdom—Former British Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has been elected as the new Conservative Party leader after a contest that lasted over 14 weeks.
She secured 53,806 votes to beat her rival Robert Jenrick, who got 12,418 votes, according to BBC.
Legit.nggathers that Badenoch set out two clear objectives for her leadership – to hold the Labour government to account and …