Ndukwe Onuoha, a British-Nigerian poet, has been elected a councillor in his ward.

He was elected on the platform of the Labour Party to represent the Mackworth and New Zealand ward in Derby City Council.

Onuoha, nominated by his party in November 2022, was the only candidate of African descent to have emerged winner.

The Derby council announced the poet’s victory via a tweet on Friday.

“MACKWORTH & NEW ZEALAND RESULTS
Ndukwe Onuoha (Labour), Gaurav Pandey (Conservatives), John Whitby (Labour) have been elected. Labour GAIN,” the council tweeted.

The Derby council said Onuoha polled 1,168 votes to become councillor.

Nwando Umeh, another Nigerian and a Labour Party candidate, contested as one of the representatives of the Mackworth and New Zealand ward, but lost after she polled 1,084 votes, the council said.

The law provides that a British or a citizen of the commonwealth – to which Nigeria belongs, having been colonised by the British – is eligible to contest for a councillor position in the UK.

G00DHardDick:
Damn!

Sane countries are making progress! If it was in Nigeria, Yorubas would have tagged this guy an ipob wanting to take over Lagos state. They Will even tag LP as Igbo party. Dear Yorubas, I sincerely hope the LP in UK is Igbo party too?. Fools and Pussy ass niggars everywhere!

Isobug:
Had it be in Nigeria those that think Lagos is Luxembourg will use bigotry and propaganda to subdue him and call him IPOB abi IPOD just to paint him black in the eyes of those with majority votes

christejames:
Ellupeee!

Both home and abroad!!

Yoruba Ronu coroners should pay attention to how elections are done.

Penguin2:

Something tells me that if Igbos continue to achieve political success in the UK where there’s considerable number of Yorubas, they (Yoruba) might be tempted to start playing the ethnic card in the UK and start telling British people that Igbo people are coming to take their land.🤣

Saga16:
In the east, they won't even allow a foreigner fill form.

Ikpeyi:
...Igbos are never intimidated unlike you guys. That's why they buy form in Taraba, Lagos,UK,US and win. Igbos are not your mate that's why you guys are filled with greed.

Saga16:


Why don't you win nationally?

MXrep:

Because we are not ready for the level of iliteracy and poverty in the North or Agberoism and thuggery in SW

Abuja1914:
Let's not give ethnic colouration to the victory of our Councilor elect from Markwort and New Zealand ward of Derby City Council.

It will interest you to know that majority of his support base are Yoruba students and residents in Derby.

Let's be guided and wish him greater political pursuit.

Jnkay:
Sentiment apart I think the guys from this region are good.

Penguin2:
Another Nigerian, Ndukwe Onuoha, has been elected councilor under the Labour Party in the just concluded UK local elections.

https://www.thecable.ng/ndukwe-onuoha-nigerian-poet-elected-councillor-in-uk

Mynd44
Nlfpmod

successmatters:
If its in Nigeria, they will tell him to return to the east.

G00DHardDick:
Damn!

Sane countries are making progress! If it was in Nigeria, Yorubas would have tagged this guy an ipob wanting to take over Lagos state. They Will even tag LP as Igbo party. Dear Yorubas, I sincerely hope the LP in UK is Igbo party too?. Fools and Pussy ass niggars everywhere!

pquaver:


If he was in Nigeria he will be telling fulani to leave his land

christejames:
Ellupeee!


Both home and abroad!!






Yoruba Ronu coroners should pay attention to how elections are done.

Ikpeyi:
...Igbos are never intimidated unlike you guys. That's why they buy form in Taraba, Lagos,UK,US and win. Igbos are not your mate that's why you guys are filled with greed.