{"id":101194,"date":"2022-11-09T23:52:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T22:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=101194"},"modified":"2022-11-09T23:52:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T22:52:13","slug":"u-s-midterm-elections-eight-nigerians-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/u-s-midterm-elections-eight-nigerians-win\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. midterm elections: Eight Nigerians win"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Ambassador Lot Egopija, Consul-General of Nigeria in New York, has congratulated eight Nigerian Americans on their victory in the U.S. midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Egopija said on Wednesday\u00a0\u00a0that the victory showed the doggedness of Nigerians to survive everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not surprised. I want to wish all others, who are aspiring to do the same to continue to press on, hope is on the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are happy, and we are delighted about the victory,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the list provided by the Nigerian American Public Affairs Committee (NAPAC), Segun Adeyina won for Georgia State Representative in District 110, while Gabe Okoye won for Georgia State Representative in District 102.<\/p>\n<p>Solomon Adesanya, Georgia State Representative in District 43;\u00a0\u00a0Tish Naghise\u00a0\u00a0won for Georgia State Representative in District 68 and Phil Olaleye was declared winner to represent Georgia State Representative in District 59.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Carol Kazeem won for Pennsylvania State Representative in District 159; Dr. Oye Owolewa for U.S. House of Representatives (Shadow Representative) in Washington D.C. and Esther Agbaje was reelected to serve for Minnesota State Representative in District 59B.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Dr Adeola Popoola, president of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), New Jersey chapter, congratulated them and commended NAPAC for doing a great job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNAPAC has been doing well in organising support, including fund raising for Nigerians seeking political offices in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Popoola said that NAPAC and other Nigerian associations had mobilised support for the elections.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-five of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate and all 435 House seats are up for election this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this time of the testing of our democracy here in the USA, our fledging democracy in Nigeria, it is important for Nigerian stakeholders and people\u00a0\u00a0to demonstrate decorum,\u201d Popoola said.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was important for them to demonstrate decorum and the \u2018game spirit\u2019 by accepting the results of elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNext two years, next four years, a very short distant future, another chance comes in the cyclic order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElections are discrete battles for seats. No fighting please, just goodwill that the best candidates win, and the best for our country is engendered,\u201d the official said.<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ambassador Lot Egopija, Consul-General of Nigeria in New York, has congratulated eight Nigerian Americans on their victory in the U.S. midterm elections. 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