The chairman /CEO, Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has congratulated 22-year-old Nigerian-American, Steve
Ezeonu, for winning the Grand Prairie City Council runoff election in Texas, United States.
In a statement issued by the Head of Media and Public Relations of NIDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Dabiri-Erewa described the victory of Ezeonu as very well-deserved.
Ezeonu beat his closest rival in the June 5 runoff, Greg Giessner, with 3,903 votes as against Greg’s 3720.
The June 5 local runoff election saw the Democrat Ezeonu getting 51.2 per cent of the votes as against Greg’s 48.8 per cent.
In a congratulatory message, Dabiri-Erewa said that Ezeonu has proven that hard work and dedication to duty pays, saying that she is not surprised that Ezeonu, at that age, won the election due to his resilience, dedication, hard work and doggedness.
She encouraged Nigerians to emulate Ezeonu’s feat and strive to excel in their pursuit, while urging them to continue to demonstrate the spirit of resilience inherent in Nigerians
Dabiri-Erewa, however, advised Ezeonu to fulfil all his electoral promises to the electorate as he has a lot of opportunities ahead of him in future.
She also thanked the Nigerian community in Texas for giving him their maximum support during his campaign.