Wichita Democrat KC Ohaebosim has been elected Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, becoming the first Nigerian-American to hold the office in the United States.
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, announced this in a post on X on Friday, congratulating Ohaebosim on his victory in the November 3 midterm elections.
“Nigerian American KC Ohaebosim WON in Kansas! The race has been called. ‘Wichita Democrat KC Ohaebosim was elected Lieutenant Governor.’
“He’s now the 1st Nigerian-American to become Lieutenant Governor in the US. Hearty Congrats,” she wrote.
A lieutenant governor is functionally equivalent to a deputy governor in countries like Nigeria.
Ohaebosim will serve alongside Governor-elect Cindy Holscher, a Democrat from Overland Park, who narrowly defeated Republican Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson.
According to a report published by Kansas City public radio station KCUR on Thursday, Holscher defeated Masterson by about 0.6 per cent, representing fewer than 8,000
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