Adams, endorsed by Nigerian elected Mayor of New York City

Eric Adams, the Democratic Party candidate, endorsed by the Nigerian community in New York has been elected the Mayor of New York City. The Correspondent reports that Adams, who will be the second black Mayor of the City, defeated the Republican candidate, Curtis Sliwa. Adams had polled 156,820 votes representing 74.6 per cent while Sliwa polled 42,403 votes representing 20.2 per cent, according to the Associated Press, which called the race after polls closed late on Tuesday.

Supreme reports that Adams, who is presently the Brooklyn borough president, will be the 110th mayor of the largest city in the U.S. when he assumes office in January 2022. In a tweet, Adams stated that it's official – their five-boroughs, knock- every-door. reach-every-voter campaign was successful: They have won the race for Mayor of New York City! He expressed that was his dream which comes true, and he couldn't be more proud to represent the City that they all love as their Mayor-elect.

Sliwa conceded the race at an election night party before the final counting of votes. He pledged his support to the new Mayor Eric Adams because they're all going to have to coalesce together in harmony and solidarity if they're going to save the city that they loved. It would be recalled that the Nigerian Community under the aegis of Nigerian Forum, co-convened by the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN) and the Nigerian-Americans Public Affairs Committee (NAPAC), had endorsed Adams in June before the primary election.

Adams, at a meeting with the Nigerian community after he won the primary, had pledged to include Nigerians in his administration. He said that they don't only want to help when they need to govern, they want members of the community on the Transition Team as they figure out policies and people to move the City forward. He said couldn't thanked them enough for their commitment and dedication. For they were clear that he was their candidate and they committed to the victory they are celebrating right now. Also, at a fundraising organised for him by the Nigerian Community in New York, he pledged to establish sister city agreements between New York and Lagos.

Chairman, Board of OAN, Mr Yinka Dansalami, had also said that the Nigerian community raised more than 33,000 dollars to support Adams. Dansalami said the Nigerian community surpassed the minimum amount of 25,000 dollars set for communities. Supreme also reports that Adams would succeed outgoing mayor Bill de Blasio, whose tenure ends in January 2022 after two terms in office.