Four politicians of Nigerian descent have secured electoral victories in the November 3, United States midterm elections, winning positions in local government and state legislatures across Maryland, Texas, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania.
The winners are Will Jawando, Junior Ezeonu, Oye Owolewa and Carol Kazeem, who contested on the platform of the Democratic Party.
Their victories came amid a strong performance by Democrats, who gained control of both chambers of the US Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate, in a major setback for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
The four victories span different levels of government, including county administrat...
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4 Nigerian-Americans Win US Midterm Elections
Source: Leadership News
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