Nigerian, John Godson, becomes first Polish black member of parliament

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He represents the governing Civic Platform party and will take up his seat in the Polish lower house of parliament following the resignation of a party colleague. John, 40, a university lecturer, said he wants to “ensure Poland had found a place in Africa” and that he
hopes to promote race relations in a country that is overwhelmingly white and monocultural.

He moved to Poland in the early 1990s and became a citizen in 2000. He has put down roots in the central city of Lodz, marrying a local girl and serving on the city council for a number of years. In an interview, he said: “I am from Lodz, I will live here, I want to die here and I want to be buried here,”….. and will change my surname to Godwin jst to honor Donjazzy n Korede Bello……

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