NIDCOM Boss Hails 22 Year Old Ezeonu For Winning City Council Run-off Election In The U.S
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians In Diaspora Commission
(NIDCOM) has congratulated 22-year old Nigerian- American, Junior Steve
Ezeonu for winning the Grand Prairie City Council run-off election in
Texas, US.
Relations of NIDCOM, she described the victory of Ezeonu, though a very
tough one, as very well-deserved.
Ezeonu, a Nigerian- American, beat his closest rival in the June 5 run
off election,Greg Giessner with 3903 votes as against Greg’s 3720.
The June 5 local run off election saw the Democrat Ezeonu getting 51.2
per cent of the votes as against Greg’s 48.8 per cent.
In a congratulatory message, Dabiri-Erewa said that Ezeonu has proven
that hard work and dedication to duty pays, saying that she is not
surprised that Ezeonu, at that age, won the election due to his
resilience, dedication, hard work, and doggedness.
The NIDCOM boss encouraged Nigerians to emulate Ezeonu’s feat and strive
to excel in their pursuit as hard work is the key to success, while
urging them to continue to demonstrate the spirit of resilience imbibed
in Nigerians
She, however, advised Ezeonu to fulfill all his electoral promises to the
the electorate as he has a lot of opportunities ahead of him in the future.
She thanked the Nigerian community in Texas for giving him their maximum
support during his campaign.
Dabiri-Erewa had, during the campaign, contacted Ezeonu and gave him
words of encouragement and support.
