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Italy elects 62-year-old Nigerian Toni Iwobi as first black senator
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
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Nigerian man elected as first black senator in Italy
A Nigerian man, Toni Iwobi, has made history in Italy by being the first black senator in the country
- Announcing his election on Facebook, he said a new adventure is about to begin
- The 62-year-old man who has been living in Italy since the 1970s, travelled to Italy on a student visa 40 years ago
Toni Iwobi, a Nigerian man, who has been living in Italy since the 1970s, has been elected as the country's first black senator.
Iwobi, who was born in Gusau in Northern Nigeria, is the chief immigration spokesman for the far-right League party in Italy, a party which has been accused of stirring up xenophobia.
He announced on his Facebook page that he had been elected to the Senate in Italy's general election, The Local reports.
9jahitplay.com gathered that Iwobi's party was elected in the industrial city of Brescia in Northern Italy - a major immigration hub.
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Following the election, Iwobi said on Facebook on Tuesday, March 6: “It is with great excitement that I can tell you I have been elected senator... A new adventure is about to begin."
Iwobi has been supporting the League for more than two decades and used the campaign slogan #StopInvasion - a reference to the more than 690,000 migrants who have landed on Italian shores from North Africa since 2013.
According to Iwobi, illegal immigration into Italy has led to an increase in racism. He said in January:
“Discrimination begins when there are no rules and the state… lets anyone in. Illegality leads directly to violence and a racist response. The League supports healthy and controlled immigration which can act as a bulwark against racism."
62-year-old Iwobi travelled to Italy on a student visa 40 years ago. He married an Italian woman and started his own IT company in Italy.
Nigerian man elected as first black senator in Italy
- Announcing his election on Facebook, he said a new adventure is about to begin
- The 62-year-old man who has been living in Italy since the 1970s, travelled to Italy on a student visa 40 years ago
Toni Iwobi, a Nigerian man, who has been living in Italy since the 1970s, has been elected as the country's first black senator.
Iwobi, who was born in Gusau in Northern Nigeria, is the chief immigration spokesman for the far-right League party in Italy, a party which has been accused of stirring up xenophobia.
He announced on his Facebook page that he had been elected to the Senate in Italy's general election, The Local reports.
9jahitplay.com gathered that Iwobi's party was elected in the industrial city of Brescia in Northern Italy - a major immigration hub.
READ ALSO: Nasarawa State Ex-governor Aliyu Akwe-Doma is dead Aged 78 - Click to read more
Following the election, Iwobi said on Facebook on Tuesday, March 6: “It is with great excitement that I can tell you I have been elected senator... A new adventure is about to begin."
Iwobi has been supporting the League for more than two decades and used the campaign slogan #StopInvasion - a reference to the more than 690,000 migrants who have landed on Italian shores from North Africa since 2013.
According to Iwobi, illegal immigration into Italy has led to an increase in racism. He said in January:
“Discrimination begins when there are no rules and the state… lets anyone in. Illegality leads directly to violence and a racist response. The League supports healthy and controlled immigration which can act as a bulwark against racism."
62-year-old Iwobi travelled to Italy on a student visa 40 years ago. He married an Italian woman and started his own IT company in Italy.
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