Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - On A Nigerian Mayor of Colorado springs , USA

This triumph of a Nigerian immigrant in the mayoral race in Colorado Springs USA is not only admirable, but it also serves as food-for-thought for diehard tribalists and diehard tribal commentators on the politics of Nigeria on the other side of the Atlantic.

Did anyone notice that the ruling class among the "indigenes" of Colorado Springs USA did not recruit thugs to take over polling stations to prevent "non-indigenes" physically and violently from voting for the Office of Mayor of Colorado Springs USA? On the election day, did anyone notice a mob armed with cudgels, machetes, and guns marauding the streets of Colorado Springs USA, maiming and chasing away "non-indigenes" who attempted to vote? If that had happened, what would have been the reaction of the diehard tribal commentators who, on this otherwise esteemed forum, wrote to excuse the violent broad daylight barbaric thuggery that was perpetrated against perceived "non-indigenes" of Lagos state who attempted to vote during the sordid governorship election that took place over there on March 18, 2023?

Is there any lesson learned from the glorious, 21^st-era Colorado Springs USA's mayoral victory of a Nigerian immigrant (that is, a non-indigene)? Any lessons learned?

On Wed, Jun 7, 2023 at 1:51 AM 'Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:

A Nigerian Mayor of Colorado Springs USA!
sworn in on tuesday, nobody in nigeria seems to be talking about this.its strange.
Mobolade is from Lagos, Nigeria.[2] Mobolade's father worked in finance for ExxonMobil while his mother was a high school teacher. He has an older brother and two younger sisters.[3] In August 1996, Mobolade immigrated to the United States. He graduated from Bethel University in 2001.[4] He earned a master's degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in management and leadership and a Master of Divinity from the A.W. Tozer Theological Seminary at Simpson University.[3][5]
In 2010, Mobolade settled in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He co-founded two restaurants, founded a church within the Christian and Missionary Alliance, and was a ministry leader at the First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs between 2015 and 2017.[3] Mobolade was the vice president of business retention for Colorado Springs' chamber of commerce from 2017 to 2019 and small business development manager for Colorado Springs from 2019 to 2022.[3][6]
Mayor of Colorado Springs[edit]
Mobolade announced his candidacy for mayor of Colorado Springs in the 2023 election as an independent politician in April 2022.[7] In the nonpartisan blanket primary, held on April 4, Mobolade finished in first place in the 12 candidate fie #business #finance #school

--
Listserv moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin
To post to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com
To subscribe to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue+subscribe@googlegroups.com
Current archives at http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue
Early archives at http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/index.html
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "USA Africa Dialogue Series" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to usaafricadialogue+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/usaafricadialogue/CAP9m8jJ81ZD7NgNWzSfjy2W%2BsEhzZ0LKPvNhu%3DCWwzNHvB3ZQA%40mail.gmail.com.

--

Sincerely,

Victor O. Okafor, Ph.D.

Professor and Head

Department of Africology and African American Studies

Eastern Michigan University

Email: vokafor@emich.edu

https://www.emich.edu/aaas/

https://www.facebook.com/DAAASEMU/

Tel: 734.487.9594 

Food for Thought: 

"The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress." -- Frederick Douglass

--
Listserv moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin
To post to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com
To subscribe to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDialogue+subscribe@googlegroups.com
Current archives at http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue
Early archives at http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/index.html
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "USA Africa Dialogue Series" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to usaafricadialogue+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/usaafricadialogue/CAO3oEcwEreeCMMk%2BbXGj1FNtTEHzbgppNWRfBMrWdaU5KR75_A%40mail.gmail.com.