Adeoye Owolewa Wins Washington DC Seat Making Him First Nigerian to Enter US Congress

Last updated: November 4, 2020 2:08 pm

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31-year-old Nigerian, Adeoye Owolewa has been elected to the United States Congress making him the first Nigerian to achieve this feat

Adeoye Owolewa, a Nigerian living in the United States has been elected into the US House of representatives making him the first to achieve that.

Owolewa, 31, is a PhD Pharmacy holder from the NorthEastern University in Boston. He contested on the ticket of the Democratic Party for Washington DC and has won.

Owolewa’s father is from Kwara State while his mother is from Oyo state. So this makes him the first ever Nigerian to be voted for and giving the opportunity to be in the Congress of the United States.

Congratulatory messages have started pouring in to him.

31-year-old Nigerian, Adeoye Owolewa has been elected to the United States Congress making him the first Nigerian to achieve this feat

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