No fewer than eight Nigerian-American politicians have been confirmed as winners of legislative offices in the just concluded midterm elections in the United States.
Africa Today News, New York reports that they won seats in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Minnesota, and the District of Columbia (DC).
The Nigerian American Public Affairs Committee (NAPAC) released a list of the victors and their offices on Thursday.
Gabe Okoye won Georgia State Representative, District 102; Segun Adeyina won Georgia State Representative, District 110.
Tish Naghise won Georgia State Representative, District 68; Phil Olaleye is Georgia State Representative in District 59.
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Carol Kazeem is Pennsylvania State Representative, District 159; Oye Owolewa, U.S. House of Representatives (Shadow Representative) in Washington D.C.
Solomon Adesanya, now Georgia State Representative in District 43; Esther Agbaje was reelected as Minnesota State Representative in District 59B.
The Federal Government has congratulated the politicians on their successes
Amb. Lot Egopija, Nigeria’s Consul-General in New York, said the triumph showed the doggedness of Nigerians to survive everywhere.
‘We are not surprised. We are happy, and we are delighted about the victory’, he told reporters.
The envoy advised others aspiring to be elected into offices not to give up their ambition.
In a statement issued by his media aide, Femi Adesina, the president thanked them for their invaluable support and partnerships, over the years, with groups affiliated with the ideals and objectives of Nigerians in Diaspora associations in the United States.
Also, the chairman of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa congratulated the eight Nigerians for making country proud in the polls.
The NIDCOM boss took to her Twitter handle yesterday to announce and celebrate the performance of the Nigerians attributing it to immense hard work.
The vote on Tuesday came as Americans grapple with sky-high inflation and living costs, and the economy has emerged as the top concern among supporters of both the Democratic and Republican parties.