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Dr. John Emeka Akude made history yesterday as the FIRST BLACK man to be elected member of Cologne’s City Council in Germany.

He is a Political scientist and from Abatete in Anambra State.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Dr.

Credit: @AfamDeluxo

African makes history as first elected member of Cologne’s City Council

On Sunday 13 September, millions voters went to the polls in towns and cities across North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, to vote for Lord Mayors, Mayors, Councillors and the Integration Councils.

Many candidates of African origin participated at the elections. Results are now coming in. Dr John Emeka Akude, a Nigerian-born political scientist, was elected member of the Cologne City Council (Stadtrat). He made history by becoming the first Councillor of African origin in Cologne, Germany’s 4th biggest city with about 1 million inhabitants.

Reacting to Akude’s victory, Rahab Njeri, the only other African-origin candidate who took part in the election in Cologne said though she was not elected but all African-descendant inhabitants of the city were winners with the victory of the Nigerian-born politician. Both ran on the platform of Klima Freunde (Friends of the Climate).

Other results that have been released show that several African candidates won elections into the Integration Council (Integrationsrat) in their cities and towns, including Kevin Uguru in Essen, Pastor Lumbu in Dortmund and Elizabeth Kaneza in Aachen.

Integration Council – in some cities also known as Ausländerrat or Ausländerbeirat (Foreigners’ Advisory Council) – is the official representative organ of the residents of foreign origin in a city, municipality and district.

The main task of the Council is to represent the interests of the foreign-origin population and, above all, to advocate for integration and equality between foreign and German residents at local level.

Comprehensive results of elections into all the Integration Council in the state will be announced on Wednesday.

Sunday’s election in North Rhine-Westphalia is seen as a test for next year’s federal elections. Exit polls suggest the CDU with 36.2% of the popular votes emerged the overall winners in the municipal elections, followed by SPD (23.7%) and Greens (19.1%).

https://www.theafricancourier.de/europe/african-history-first-member-colognes-city/

Igbo Ekunie again.

Oya let's go again....



It seems like we doing this all day


#IGBOAMAKA

Nigerian Man became....

una too they like shake table

IGBO KWENU

Biafran abi Nigerian...?
Igbo race is full of intell, making waves everywhere they found themselves...

#IGBO AMAKA............

Igbo mma mma nu oo

Igbo muru m, Unu anwuchu la

IGBO AMAKA

"Wer das liest ist koln" Translation:if e dey pain u,go hang.

Igbos list of achievements in diaspora are endless, its now every week news, blessed tribe, while the bitter mind above me and his likes are in pain

It has become a norm.

Igbo Mara Mma

5% competing with 97% on achievements
For those of you who like dissing America, Britain, Germany and the rest of the West,can any black man become anything in any Arab country?

5% ters truly proving their mettle when it matters most. Such a blessed race.Remove all the nonsense going on here back home & see this nation experience greatness.

Igbos have proven beyond doubt that they are very good in politics. It’s not easy to win elections in foreign land. That’s why all over the world where leadership is needed, they step up, contest and win.

It’s only in Nigeria that the myth of igbos not being good in politics exists.

It’s a myth perpetuated by those that will never vote igbo even if their life depended on it.

But it’s okay. The rejected stones in Nigeria will continue to be the cornerstones all over the world.

The Igbos are globalists, their dream are much bigger than Nigerian tribalistic petty politics.

Had it been Nigeria, they will tell him his people 'don't know how to play politics' so he should sling his hook!

At this rate, by years end we'd have a Igbo in gov't in every country in the west!

The lobby power Igbos will have in future international politics will be so great because they can tap into their political diaspora to achieve their aims. The future is bright for Ndigbo.

PROUDIGBO:
Had it been Nigeria, they will tell him his people 'don't know how to play politics' so he should sling his hook!

That "you don't know how to play politics" line became their anthem since buharis second coming.. very nasty vermins

.

I don't care whatever the news says.
Whether true or false, I will still reply Igbo Amaka to it.
Igb..... Gb..... Igbo AMAKA!

Ctorch:
An Igbo man, Dr. John Emeka Akude made history yesterday as the FIRST BLACK man to be elected member of Cologne’s City Council in Germany.

He is a Political scientist and from Abatete in Anambra State.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Dr.
Umu Igbo breaking records.
Igbo Excellence.

Credit: @AfamDeluxo

Please, first African not "First Black" because Ndigbo are not blacks. The ignorant use of the word, Black, for human steamed from slavery. Please Ndigbo are not offspring of freed slaves.

horsepower102:
The lobby power Igbos will have in future international politics will be so great because they can tap into their political diaspora to achieve their aims. The future is bright for Ndigbo.

You are right, the way Igbos are positioning themselves in other countries, it will be a very big blessings for them interns of lobbying in future, if the continue like this

More tears for skull mining vultures

Here we go again. Igbo amaka.

Igbos have left Nigeria for them, and are now playing in the international arena where they won't be frustrated by quota system and man-know-man system of primitive governance.

Igbo Amaka

ok

donbachi:
"Wer das liest ist koln"
Translation:if e dey pain u,go hang.

Okwu agwụ!