Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has congratulated Adegoke Fadare on winning the seat as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Clayton Park West constituency in Nova Scotia, Canada.

The NiDCOM chief congratulated Fadare in a statement by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Director, Media, Public Relations, and Protocols Unit of the commission.

The statement quoted Dabiri-Erewa as saying that Fadare’s victory represented “a win for all Nigerians in the diaspora, and by extension, Africans.”

She praised him for displaying “true sportsmanship” during the election.

Wendy Hood-Morris of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP) came second.

She affirmed that Fadare’s election success highlighted the belief of his constituents in his competence and capacity to navigate the next course of affairs in their area.

Dabiri-Erewa urged him not to betray the trust reposed in him by his supporters, but to use his expertise to improve the socio-economic well-being of his constituents.

Elizabeth Eustaquio-Domondon, the incumbent representing the Liberal Party (LIB), came third.

The NiDCom chairman wished Fadare a successful tenure.

Fadare is a Nigerian cybersecurity expert, project manager, and politician,  based in Canada.

He won the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the Clayton Park West ward, at the 2024 General Election in November.

Fadare, representing the Progressive Conservative (PC) party the election by garnering 2, 096 votes (or 35.4 per cent) of a total of 5, 913 votes reported.

He defeated Wendy Hood-Morris of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP) who came second winning 2, 010 of the votes (or 34 per cent) of the total votes reported.

Elizabeth Eustaquio-Domondon, the incumbent of the Liberal Party (LIB), came third winning a total of 1, 807 votes (or 30.6 per cent) of the entire votes reported