Photos ⬇ Nigerian-American, Yemi Mobolade, has been elected as First Black Mayor in the United States (US) Municipal.
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| Nigerian-American Yemi Mobolade elected as First Black Mayor in US Municipal |
This was made known by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM).
Mobolade defeated his Republican opponent to clinch the position.
According to NIDCOM:
Nigerian-American Yemi Mobolade Elected As First Black Mayor In US Municipal, Defeats Republican Opponent
It’s a new day in Colorado Springs as Yemi Mobolade, a Nigerian-American, becomes the first black man to be elected as Mayor and leader of Colorado Springs, a municipality in Colorado in the United States.
Yemi Mobolade had won against his opponent, a Republican, Wayne Williams in the city’s runoff election with a vote of 57% to Williams’s vote of 43%.
Yemi Mobolade will be succeeding Mayor John Suthers as the 42nd mayor of the city of Colorado Springs.
Congratulations.
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Photos: @nidcom_gov
