A Nigerian-born contesting on the platform of the Democrats, Oye Owolewa, has been elected as a shadow United States Representative for the District of Columbia.
ABC 7 News made the announcement via its Twitter handle @ABC7News on Wednesday.
The tweet goes, “Democrat Oye Owolewa will be elected as a shadow U.S. Representative out of the District of Columbia.”
The results show that Owolewa scored 164,026 votes representing 82.84 per cent of total votes cast
Owolewa, whose father is from Kwara and mother from Oyo, is one of nine Nigerians who ran for various seats in this week’s U.S elections.
Meanwhile, many Nigerians has congratulated Oye on his emergence one of which is the former Senate President of the country, Bukola Saraki.
Saraki tweeted “I congratulate Oye Owolewa (@AdeoyeOwolewa), on his election as a shadow U.S. Representative for the District of Columbia. His convincing victory at the polls is a great testament to the ‘can do’ spirit of all Nigeria’s young people.”
He further stated that Oye’s candidacy has inspired many young Nigerians to strive better. He said, “This weekend, when I spoke with Oye — whose father is from Omu-Aran in Kwara State — I emphasized that his candidacy has inspired many young Kwarans and Nigerians to strive to be better. As he prepares to take office in January, I wish him all the best in his new role!”
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