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Against all odds, against the political permutations of Italian politics, Italy has elected its first black senator, a Nigerian immigrant who is a member of the country’s far-right, anti-immigrant League party. Toni Iwobi, the head of the party’s immigration department, was elected on Sunday (March 4) in Brescia, an industrial city in northern Italy.

His election didn’t go down well with some people who slammed his choice to work against his own fellow immigrants. Iwobi’s party is an anti-immigrant party that has campaigned vigorously against the integration of African immigrants in the past. His party has explored several means whereby the influx of African immigrants into Italy can be halted



Iwobi, 62, came to Italy in the 1970s on a student visa, got married to his Italian wife and became a councilor for the party in 1995. Iwobi said that he wasn’t against immigration but that he wanted people to travel to Italy.



However a video has surfaced where the first black senator vowed to deport all immigrants who are living in Italy illegally most especially his fellow Nigerians.


Nigeria has the highest number of immigrants in Italy, last year alone over 17,000 crossed the Mediterranean sea into Italy.

Watch video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlyxC1yHBxA


https://diasporareporters.com/will-deport-nigerians-africans-without-papers-italy-first-black-senator-vows/

E don set

You don't get such a high profile govt position in another country without being ready to kiss their ass.

lol..pharaoh wey,no sabi Joseph don come..

stephleena:
lol..pharaoh wey,no sabi Joseph don come..

Lol.


I can now understand why Balotelli took a swipe at him now, such a conflicted position

thesicilian:
You don't get such a high profile govt position in another country without being ready to kiss their ass.

What is wrong with DAT? Is it not shameful that Africa has refused to develop despite all the God gifted resources. We cry over deportation in another country instead of thinking how to develop to deport others. There was a time we deported Ghanaians, today they deport us.

If only we could channel our energy to bringing about proper change in our country. We Africans should be ashamed and stop all these complain please. Nothing works in Africa. Absolutely nothing. Ordinary Libya is slave trading your brothers and we are not ashamed.

Everything black has problem abeg. We voted in a man without WASCE cert, at almost 80yrs and some people still praise his incompetence.

My brother we should be ashamed.

thesicilian:
You don't get such a high profile govt position in another country without being ready to kiss their ass.

...just like your VP has been doing to Tinubu and Buhari...lying and forgot he is a pastor..

You might be right...

thesicilian:
You don't get such a high profile govt position in another country without being ready to kiss their ass.

citing osibanjo as a case study

stephleena:
citing osibanjo as a case study

Lol.you no get chill. I miss your old DP, change am back joor. I liked staring at those eyes

Hmmmm
Water don pass garri oooooo

and my Igbo brothers were celebrating him, lol.

God bless you

He wants to do the right thing na

Why do Nigerians always think that the rules and system should bend for them?

If your papers have expired, renew or leave.
And if you don't have papers, you are not supposed to be there in the first place.

alphacyborg:
and my Igbo brothers were celebrating him, lol.

Even Nigerians hate themselves with passion hence the killings in north central, quit notice, human skull harvesting and the rest of them.

If Benin people swear for this Omo Igbo i swear e go catch him

no wonder he was elected

Uncle Tom. Is this the guy they were shouting crazed kwenu and Amaka chants over?

This is a useless traitor

Deport any illegal immigrant you come across before they turn Europe to a shit hole like they did to their countries...illegal immigration is a get way crime , you can't expect anything good from someone who cant obey simple straight forward immigration laws .

diasporaman:
Against all odds, against the political permutations of Italian politics, Italy has elected its first black senator, a Nigerian immigrant who is a member of the country’s far-right, anti-immigrant League party. Toni Iwobi, the head of the party’s immigration department, was elected on Sunday (March 4) in Brescia, an industrial city in northern Italy.

His election didn’t go down well with some people who slammed his choice to work against his own fellow immigrants. Iwobi’s party is an anti-immigrant party that has campaigned vigorously against the integration of African immigrants in the past. His party has explored several means whereby the influx of African immigrants into Italy can be halted



Iwobi, 62, came to Italy in the 1970s on a student visa, got married to his Italian wife and became a councilor for the party in 1995. Iwobi said that he wasn’t against immigration but that he wanted people to travel to Italy.



However a video has surfaced where the first black senator vowed to deport all immigrants who are living in Italy illegally most especially his fellow Nigerians.


Nigeria has the highest number of immigrants in Italy, last year alone over 17,000 crossed the Mediterranean sea into Italy.

Watch video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlyxC1yHBxA


https://diasporareporters.com/will-deport-nigerians-africans-without-papers-italy-first-black-senator-vows/

If you must migrate, migrate legally.

.

Well, that is the right thing to do.

Maybe that is why Baloteli Mario is not a fan.

You will be used and dumped like TINUBU

It'd be your own blood

Thank God this man is not Yoruba.

He would have been accused of envy for trying to be compliant with the Italian law.

Mr Iwobi, abeg deport them all.

I sorry for my Edo brothers and sisters

He should start immediately and without delay. Let them return to repair their countries of origin.

Good

Issokay.