"I'M NOT A NIGERIAN;I'M BRITISH"~~ CHI ONWURAH ,MP

After Chi Onwurah, Member of Parliament for Newcastle Central was notified of President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri Erewa’s infamous congratulatory message, the Labour Party Politician has declared that she is not a Nigerian but British.

Chi Onwurah, made this known during the 2017 Caine Prize for African Literature ceremony held yesterday night in London.

Here’s Nigerian journalist and writer, Molara Wood tweet about this;

 Recall that Dabiri Erewa in her congratulatory letter addressed to the Chinyelu Onwurah and 6 other British-Nigerians elected to the UK parliament, claimed that their “electoral victory shows that Nigerians excel anywhere in the world.”

UK ELECTIONS: SEVEN BRITISH-NIGERIAN CANDIDATES ELECTED AS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

Seven British-Nigerian candidates have been elected into the United Kingdom parliament in the just concluded General Elections.
Helen Grant,  won Maidstone and the Weald for the Conservative party taking 56.4% of the vote.

Kate Osamor, won Edmonton  for the Labour party with 71.5% of the vote.

Bim Afolami ,won Hitchin & Harpenden.

Fiona Onasanya  ,won Peterborough .

Chi Onwurah ,  won Newcastle Central  for the Labour party taking 64.9% of the vote.

Kemi Badenock, won Saffron Walden.

Chuka Umunna , won Streatham for the Labour party taking 68.5% of the vote.