- EKOHOTBLOG, 4TH NOVEMBER, 2020
- Today, the Nigerian-born Democrat, Oye Owolewa, will be elected as a shadow United States Representative out of the District of Columbia
As the United States of America heads to the polls on Tuesday, no less than nine Nigerian-Americans are on the ballot for various elective offices. Among the nine, Oye Owolewa, whose father is from Kwara and mother from Oyo, is aiming for a ‘shadow’ (non-voting) seat in the House of Representatives. He’s a PhD holder in Pharmacy from the North-Eastern University, Boston, is seeking to represent the District of Columbia (DC) under the Democratic Party.
Today, on November 4, 2020, the Nigerian-born Democrat, Oye Owolewa, will be elected as a shadow United States Representative out of the District of Columbia. This was disclosed by ABC 7 News via its Twitter handle early on Wednesday morning.
It tweeted, “Democrat Oye Owolewa will be elected as a shadow U.S. Representative out of the District of Columbia.”
Checkout the screenshot:
Checkout the screenshots of the results:
Photo Credit: ABC 7 News
Based on the results, Oye Owolewa had 82.65% of the votes, which represents 135,234 votes against Joyce Robinson-Paul, who had 15,541 votes, and Sohaer Syed with 12,846 votes.
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