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.
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.
— Sunday Dare (@SundayDareSD) November 5, 2020
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.