8 Nigerian-Americans Win Major Elections in the United States

  

8 Nigerian-American politicians have been announced as winners in their respective elective posts in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and the District of Columbia (DC) in the ongoing US midterm elections.


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They are Segun Adeyina, Gabe Okoye, Solomon Adesanya, Tish Naghise, Phil Olaleye, Carol Kazeem, Oye Owolewa and Esther Agbaje who won legislative seats as State Representatives in their respective Districts on Tuesday.

The winners and their districts are as follows:

Segun Adeyina; Georgia State Representative in District 110

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Gabe Okoye; Georgia State Representative in District 102

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Solomon Adesanya; Georgia State Representative in District 43

Solomon Adesanya - Atlanta Civic Circle
Atlanta Civic Centre

Tish Naghise; Georgia State Representative in District 68

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Phil Olaleye; Georgia State Representative in District 59

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Carol Kazeem; Pennsylvania State Representative in District 159

Kazeem For PA
Kazeem For PA

Dr Oye Owolewa; U.S. House of Representatives (Shadow Representative) in Washington D.C.

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ENewsNigeria

Esther Agbaje; Minnesota State Representative in District 59B

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