A Nigerian man who arrived in Ireland as an asylum seeker seven years ago has become the country’s first black mayor.
From the BBC:
Rotimi Adebari has been elected as first citizen of Portlaoise in County Laois.
The 43-year-old fled from Nigeria in 2000 because of religious persecution. After a few weeks, he and his family settled in the County Laois town.
In 2004, he was elected in the local elections as an independent councillor and on Thursday he became mayor.
Awesome. Congratulations! Think he’s regretting his decision to move?
