Boris Johnson Appoints A Nigerian, Olukemi Olufunto As A Minister

The new UK prime minister, Boris Johnson has appointed a Nigerian, Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch as a Children and Families Minister. Olukemi, who is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden arrived in the UK at the age of 16. She went on to become a software and IT engineer after studying systems engineering at Sussex University and also obtaining a law degree. The 39-year-old mother of two had previously worked in the banking sector for Coutts and RBS. In her acceptance speech which she shared via Twitter, Olukemi said:”I’m humbled to have been appointed a junior minister at the DfE. A huge privilege to be able to serve and make a positive difference on a number of issues close to my heart. I look forward to working with the ministerial team and everyone at @educationgovuk. Thank you for all good wishes and kind messages of support received. I also look forward to working not just with @Conservatives colleagues but cross-party and grateful for the warm welcome from @TracyBrabin and @SteveReedMP  who no doubt will be keeping me on my toes! And finally apologies to anyone who I have not responded to directly. If I don’t follow you, then I won’t have seen anything you posted on twitter. Please send an email instead!” Photo Credit: Getty