Yemi Mobolade, a Nigerian immigrant and businessman with no political experience, will be the first elected Black mayor of Colorado Springs after he defeated Wayne Williams on Tuesday night in the city’s runoff contest.

Mobolade had received 57% of the vote to Williams’ 43% as of 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. Williams conceded at about 7:30 p.m. When the second batch of results was released shortly before 9 p.m., the percentages hadn’t shifted.

Mobolade will succeed Mayor John Suthers, a former federal prosecutor and Colorado attorney general who was term-limited, to become the city’s 42nd mayor.

Mobolade’s decisive victory represents a political earthquake in Colorado Springs, long known as a conservative stronghold. Williams is a Republican while Mobolade is unaffiliated.

Just a few years ago it would be hard to imagine someone other than a Republican leading the city. But cracks in Colorado Springs’ GOP streak have shown in recent years. In the November election, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis came within 4 percentage points of his GOP challenger, University of Colorado Regent Heidi Ganahl, in El Paso County. Several Democrats won state legislative seats in and around the city.

“Wow,” an incredulous Mobolade said to kick off his victory speech. “Wow. Wow. I am speechless.”

Mobolade, a married father of three, moved to Colorado Springs in 2010 and quickly became a leader in the business community. He cofounded two popular restaurants — The Wild Goose Meeting House and Good Neighbors Meeting House — in Colorado’s second-largest city and served as its small business development administrator. He was also the vice president of business retention and expansion for the Colorado Springs Chamber and Economic Development Corporation.

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Congratulations nigerian


They will rush to Congratulate him too for running for office in another man's continent,yet they didn't want other tribes to vote in their state.

Hypocrisy.

This is what you get when Thugs are in charge,an the so called educated ones are their spokesperson

waynetee:


US don't just make anyone their leader.. GRV and igbos generally do not see things from our perceptive, voting somehow like that will only bring confusion and war. Why don't you start from anambra, pick up one fulani or yoruba and make him your governor.. Others will learn something from it, Lagos or any SW states can not be uaed for sily experiment

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Congratulations nigerian


They will rush to Congratulate him too for running for office in another man's continent,yet they didn't want other tribes to vote in their state.

Hypocrisy.

This is what you get when Thugs are in charge,an the so called educated ones are their spokesperson

Praxis758:
Intellectual capacity and soundness of character are the biggest exports of we Yorubas to the world.

We don’t boast of building other lands while neglecting our own.

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My neighbour that is a lagos indigene living in abuja travelled to vote in epe.
He was attacked because he looks fresh.
So you are saying that it is right to disenfranchise voters under whatever guise?

You see how your mindset has been tweaked after repeatedly taking orders from an agbero that didn't finish primary school?

Jogs1900:

These guy think like an American and that was why Americans voted for him unlike GRV that wanted to be governor in Yorubaland and said he doesn't think Yoruba...Check out the what will happen if someone who doesn't think Yoruba is allowed to govern Lagos

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My neighbour that is a lagos indigene living in abuja travelled to vote in epe.
He was attacked because he looks fresh.
So you are saying that it is right to disenfranchise voters under whatever guise?

You see how your mindset has been tweaked after repeatedly taking orders from an agbero that didn't finish primary school?

Jogs1900:

These guy think like an American and that was why Americans voted for him unlike GRV that wanted to be governor in Yorubaland and said he doesn't think Yoruba...Check out the what will happen if someone who doesn't think Yoruba is allowed to govern Lagos

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Congratulations nigerian


They will rush to Congratulate him too for running for office in another man's continent,yet they didn't want other tribes to vote in their state.

Hypocrisy.

This is what you get when Thugs are in charge,an the so called educated ones are their spokesperson

Jogs1900:

Liar..
Why didn't the Igbos in Lagos travel to the east to vote?
Why must igbos in Lagos drag political power with Yorubas in Lagos?
Yorubas are asking you to face your business and don't try to meddle in their politics.

seunmsg:


We can only have this discussion when you start appointing Yorubas and Hausas as commissioners and political office holders in the south east.

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A yoruba man was once a mayor in Enugu.
My parents has lived in igbo land before

waynetee:


That is why i say we think differently, you are only taking about the effect while you fail to address the cause ..

You can't threaten someone in their land and expect them to do nothing especially when they know they are stronger and and better than you.. Many of you will not be alive today if you try that nonsense in the north and heaven will not fall it. You are lucky you are just beaten because what you do warrant death.. You can just go anywhere in the world and call it no man's land, its crass and savage thinking , anyone who has a land worthwhile will never say something like that but you people dont understand now.

sagitariusbaby:
no he won the election because he think differently. Americans are known to celebrate and uphold diversity in every spheres of their society. Its boring when everyone and everything looks and act the same

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Well I am not igbo and I don't speak for them.
Africans has behaved worse in America that whatever the ibos behaved in lag.
I just think it's jealousy.
Can you list 3 things igbo people did that yoruba people have not done in lagos?

seunmsg:


Stop lying buddy, Enugu has no mayor. A Yoruba man can hardly be employed into Enugu state civil service not to talk about a political position. Start from appointing other Nigerians into your state executive council and let’s start from there.

waynetee:


You have to have more than them before they can be jealous of you.. Igbos are the jealous ones if you think right.. Why obsessed about Lahos if you are not jealous of the people running it.
You people think you are dealing with fools but you are making a big mistake.

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Bro let's assume igbos are hostile in their land.
How many yoruba people have houses and businesses in calabar, Uyo and Delta?
But I can bet you their are plenty recognised igbo major businesses in those areas.

It is envy that yorubas have against the igbos full stop.

waynetee:


That is why i say we think differently, you are only taking about the effect while you fail to address the cause ..

You can't threaten someone in their land and expect them to do nothing especially when they know they are stronger and and better than you.. Many of you will not be alive today if you try that nonsense in the north and heaven will not fall it. You are lucky you are just beaten because what you do warrant death, you are planning a coup to displace indegenes of a area, same mistake your people also made in the past.. You can just go anywhere in the world and call it no man's land, its crass and savage thinking , anyone who has a land worthwhile will never say something like that but you people dont understand now.

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My neighbour that is a lagos indigene living in abuja travelled to vote in epe.
He was attacked because he looks fresh.
So you are saying that it is right to disenfranchise voters under whatever guise?

You see how your mindset has been tweaked after repeatedly taking orders from an agbero that didn't finish primary school?

waynetee:


Yoruba people mostly live in city and developed area or they remain in their village and develop it, there are lots of yoruba in portharcourt, onitsha, abuja, kano and sokoto and they build houses there, don't let anyone deceive you.

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Bro let's assume igbos are hostile in their land.
How many yoruba people have houses and businesses in calabar, Uyo and Delta?
But I can bet you their are plenty recognised igbo major businesses in those areas.

It is envy that yorubas have against the igbos full stop.

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There are more igbo businesses and houses in Portharcourt,abuja ,kano and sokoto you mentioned.
They create more jobs and employment than yorubas,thereby adding more to their host economy.
Therefore it's is right to say igbos are more progressives than Yorubas

waynetee:


The way some of you reason self.

1. you claim igbos are more than yoruba outside yoruba land.

2. You claim yoruba dont travel and always remain in their enclave.

3. You claim igbos are more than yoruba in Lagos which has the majority of population in yoruba land.

Don't you know for this to be correct, igbos must have atleast ×2 of yoruba population.
Is that so?