The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted to the victory of three more Nigerians in elections in the United States of America.
The message to the winners was passed through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission by the Federal Government on Monday.
The Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, passed the message to the Nigerians who won their respective reelections into various districts in the United States of America.
They are Reps Gabe Okoye, representing Georgia District 102; Phil Olaleye representing 59th District of Georgia; and Solomon Adesanya, a Democrat, representing 43rd District in Georgia House of Representatives.
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Dabiri-Erewa in the congratulatory message issued by the Director of Media and Public Relations of the Commission, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, described the trio as worthy ambassadors of Nigeria.
The NIDCOM boss said the re-election victory was not accidental, but proven track records of their performances in office to their respective constituents earned them the victory.
Okoye is an Enugu State-born Nigerian-American Civil Engineer who on November 8, 2022 became a legislator-elect at the 2022 US midterm elections, representing Georgia State.
He took office on January 9, 2023 and got re-elected in the November 5, 2024 election.
On the other hand, 39-year-old Adesanya is an American businessman and a politician.
He was elected on November 8, 2022 during the 2022 US midterm elections and won re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives covering the 43rd District, mainly Marietta and a small part of Northwest Atlanta.
He won the seat in a district historically held by a Republican on November 5, 2024.
Harvard trained Olaleye is a United States politician and the former executive director of a non-profit educational foundation.
He was elected November 8, 2022 as a Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 59th District and assumed office January 9, 2023 before his re-election on November 5, 2024 as a legislator representing Georgia House of Representatives District 59 under the Democratic Party.
Thus far, five Nigerians: Dr. Oye Owolewa, District of Columbia; Segun Adeyina, Georgia; Okoye; Olaleye; and Adesanya have won their respective re-elections in the US, while Chiaka Barry, Ginninderra District, won in Australia, and Yemi Mobolade, Mayor of Colorado Springs, USA, won his historic election in 2023.
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