In a major heroic feat, no fewer than eight politicians of Nigerian descent won their legislative seats during the Georgia, Pennsylvania and Minnesota State elections, in the United State of America.
This development was also confirmed by the chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa in a post on Twitter.
In the Tweet, Abike wrote, “These Nigerian Americans won their elections in Georgia last night. A hearty congrats to them all #ProudlyNigerian.
“Congratulations to Segun Adeyina, Gabe Okoye, Solomon Adesanya, Tish Naghise, Phil Olaleye, Carol Kazeem, Oye Owolewa and Esther Agbaje,”.
It is imperative to note that the US state of Georgia general election was held on November 8, 2022, with runoffs to be held at a later date for those races which are not yet decided by majority vote.
Local reports have it that all of Georgia’s executive officers and legislative seats, as well as one seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission, were conducted as well as one of Georgia’s seats in the United States Senate and all of Georgia’s seats in the United States House of Representatives.
Remarkably, Nigeria’s Segun Adeyina, Gabe Okoye, Solomon Adesanya, Tish Naghise, and Phil Olaleye were all candidates for Georgia State Representatives under the platform of Democratic Party.
More so, Carol Kazeem, also a member of Democratic party, was a candidate for Pennsylvania State Representative and Esther Agbaje was a candidate for Minnesota State Representative.
It is germane to also note that Adeoye “Oye” Owolewa is a Nigerian-American politician, pharmacist, and a member of the Democratic Party.
Recall that in November 2020, he was elected as the shadow representative of the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia. As a shadow congressperson, Owolewa is tasked with lobbying for D.C. statehood; the unpaid position is authorized by D.C. voters in 1982, but never approved by Congress.
Nigerians have taken to social media to congratulate the history makers for their landmark feat in the United States.
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