A woman with Nigerian heritage, Victoria Obaze, made history on Wednesday after she was sworn into office as the first black female civic mayor of London Borough of Tower Hamlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obaze\u2019s inauguration on Wednesday is the latest in turn of events that have seen Nigerians emerge as mayors in their area councils of residence in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ernest Ezeajughi and Kate Anorue, both from Anambra state, were recently sworn into office as mayors of London Borough of Brent and Enfield, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obaze, who contested three previous councillorship elections in 2010, 2014 as well as 2016 and failed, eventually succeeded in an election conducted on May 5, 2018, in Whitechapel ward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She later became the council\u2019s deputy speaker following her nomination by her councillor colleagues from where she took over the mantle as mayor of London Borough of Tower Hamlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A statement containing a brief history of Obaze NAN obtained from Blessing Chijekwu, coordinator of Ugonwanne Social Club Nigeria Int\u2019l, a Nigerian socio-cultural group in the UK, the newly sworn-in mayor had lived in Borough for over 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor Councillor (Cllr) Obaze life is all about service to humanity with diligence. Her political experience started when she was elected as one of the board of directors to oversee the regeneration of her area, the Ocean Estate, in the 1980s,\u201d it read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe move motivated her to get into politics having noticed that there were no black women in the council chambers and this led her to open a project named Healthy Life Style for Stepney Women, East London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe project was funded by the local authority through Ocean African Caribbean Association which she and her late husband Chief Evangelist Charles Obaze, co-founded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe also established Ocean Saturday School aimed at ensuring school attainment for children, as well as Ocean Football Club through which young boys were able to have residential football experiences with Chelsea Football Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAbove all, Cllr Obaze loves God with a passion; she is a member of Parochial Church Council (PCC), as well as an Executive Council member at St Dunstan\u2019s Church of England Parish in Stepney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe is also a Secondary School governor in Tower Hamlets and a habitual visitor to the elderly and physically challenged in the community,\u201d the statement quoted Chijekwu as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obaze who has four children and two grandchildren attended West London College and Metropolitan University where she studied business administration and community sector management at different times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She also has certification in childcare which enabled her to operate a registered charitable childcare centre in the UK named Vicharles Play Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obaze is from Imo state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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