Oye Owolewa
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
The United States Mission in Nigeria has applauded the feat achieved by 31-year-old Oye Owolewa in the 2020 eelection.
@USinNigeria made this known in a congratulatory tweet on Thursday night, describing it as ‘historic’.
It wrote, “DYK – Adeoye Owolewa was the first Nigerian-American elected to Congress?! Historic numbers of young Americans voting reaffirming pillars of democracy: transparency and accountability. #USDecides #NigeriaDecides #USElections2020.”
Read also: US Election: Kwara Gov Hails Owolewa’s Victory
Owolewa was on Tuesday elected as a shadow member of the US House of Representatives from the District of Columbia, making him the first Nigerian-American to achieve the milestone.
Owolewa, whose father is from Kwara State and mother is from Oyo State, was elected on the platform of the Democratic Party.
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