Youth Minister congratulates Owolewa on US reps election win

Enitan Daramola
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There Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has congratulated Mr Adeoye Owolewa, on his election into the US House of Representatives.

31-year-old Owolewa became the first Nigerian-born man to win a seat in the US House of Representatives.

“Congrats are in place for the 31-year old Adeoye Owolewa for making Nigeria proud by being the first Nigerian to win a seat in the United States Congress,” Dare tweeted on Thursday.

Owolewa won his USA congressional seat over his Republican counterparts representing the Washington DC metropolis in the USA House of Representatives with 82.65% of votes which represents 135,234 votes.

The Nigerian born Democrat hails from Omu-Aran Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria.

He is a PhD holder In Pharmacy from the Northeastern University, Boston USA and represents the District of Colombia under the Democratic party.

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