Encomium as Gov. Fayemi Congratulates Agbaje Esther For Winning State Assembly Legislative Seat In United State

The Ekiti state governor, John Olukayode Fayemi has sent a congratulatory message to a Nigerian-American, Agbaje Esther who became the second Nigerian to win a landmark legislative seat in United State of America.

You become a star when you succeed at incredible task even beating the odds of doubters who never imagine possibilities of your innate powers to achieve greatness. 

Such was the feat that provoked Nigerian governor's greeting a notable EKITI kinsmen who recently attained a possibility at the land where everything seems possible for those who can believe.

Esther Agbaje was born in St. Paul, the state capital of Minnesota, to Ekiti born Nigerian immigrant parents and she did her first degree in political science at George Washington University, DC.

Agbaje holds a master’s degree in public administration from the university of Pennsylvania, and a law degree from Harvard university.

According to reports, Esther Agbaje won a house of reps seat in Minnesota by a landslide, scoring a total of 17,396 votes, which represents 74.7% of the total ballots cast and she will be representing district 59B in the 134 member house on the democratic farmer Labor Party, an affiliate of the Democratic Party.

Meanwhile, Ekiti state governor, who is proud to see one of his state citizen making it big in the United State has took to his official Twitter handle @kfayemi, to congratulate her. He noted that he has also spoken to her parents from Aramoko Ekiti.

In his tweet, he wrote: "Congratulations to our Ekiti daughter and Harvard graduate for winning a landmark legislative seat into the Minnesota state assembly. I just spoke to her proud parents from Aramoko Ekiti and extended the best wishes of all our people. JKF".