Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has sent a congratulatory message to 54-year-old British-Nigerian Chinyelu Susan Onwurah sworn in as a Member of Parliament for Newcastle Central.
Mrs Onwurah wrote:
Today I was sworn in as Member of Parliament for Newcastle Central. It is an honour & a privilege to represent you, the people of Newcastle Central. However, you voted I am your voice in Parliament & will do all I can to help you
Onwurah was born in Wallsend, Northumberland, her family moved to Awka, Nigeria, in 1965 while she was still a baby. Just two years later the Biafra War broke out, forcing her mother to bring the children back to Tyneside, while her father stayed there in the Biafran army.
