World UK Lawmaker Congratulated By FG Speaks - “I am not Nigerian, I am British”

[abujagirl]

Chinyelu Susan "Chi" Onwurah , one of the recently elected parliamentarians in the UK who got a congratulatory message from the Nigerian government has dissociated herself from the country.



READ: FG Congratulates 7 Nigerians Elected Into UK Parliament

According to Nigerian journalist and writer, Molara Wood, Chi Onwurah said, “I am not Nigerian; I am British” when questioned about her origin at the 2017 Caine Prize for African Literature ceremony held yesterday night in London.

"I was born in Wallsend, grew up on Hillsview Avenue in Kenton and went to Kenton School before studying Electrical Engineering in London. I have lived in many different cities around the world, without ever for a moment forgetting where I am from: Newcastle. My values and beliefs were formed in Newcastle based on the people I grew up with and my own experiences,''Onwurah said.

 

[abujagirl]

@curator this made me happy

 

[curator]

@curator this made me happy

She is spot on... and we are fighting over villages. The next question would have been where is your LGA.

I have a feeling she was also responding to the questioner. Maybe someone else would have received a different response.

 

[mrsam]

Chi Onwura 1 - 0 Nigeria

 

[kayode ajayi]

Erewa Abike Dabiri is fond of sending wrong congratulatory messages on behalf of the FGN.

 

[curator]

Erewa Abike Dabiri is fond of sending wrong congratulatory messages on behalf of the FGN.

Nigeria has taken a promising politician and turned her into a joke!