A Nigerian-born political scientist, Dr John Emeka Akude, has been elected a member of the Cologne City Council (Stadtrat) in Germany. By his election, Akude made history as the first councillor of African origin in Cologne, Germanys 4th biggest city with about 1 million residents. He is from Abatete in Anambra State. Akude was elected on Sunday 13 September, when millions of voters went to the polls in towns and cities across North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanys most populous state, to vote for lord mayors, mayors, councillors and the integration councils. Reacting…
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