Posted by Chinenye on Fri 13th Nov, 2026 - tori.ng
A Nigerian man has made history in America after winning a top government position in Kansas.
(KC.Ohaebosim. Photo CREDIT: Kansas Reflector)
Wichita Democrat KC Ohaebosim has been elected Lieutenant Governor of Kansas.
He is the first Nigerian American to hold the job in the United States.
A lieutenant governor works like a deputy governor in Nigeria.
Abike Dabiri Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, shared the news online, on Friday.
She congratulated him on winning the November 3 midterm elections.
The race was only called after a close audit delayed the official result by more than a week.
Ohaebosim will serve with Governor elect Cindy Holscher, a Democrat from Overland Park, who narrowly beat Republican Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson.
According to Kansas City public radio station KCUR, Holscher won by about 0.6 per cent, which is fewer than 8000 votes.
Ohaebosim has represented the 89th District in the Kansas House since 2017.
He did not run for re election to the House this year after joining Holscher's ticket.
He was born in Wichita to Nigerian born physician Dr Linus Ohaebosim.
KC has spent part of his childhood in Nigeria, then went back to Kansas for high school at Wichita Heights.
He holds a bachelor's degree from Wichita State University and an MBA from Newman University.
Before politics, he worked in tech, including as a data analyst.
In the House he sat on several committees, including Transportation and Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, where he was the ranking minority member.
KCUR also reported that he will be only the second Black person elected to a statewide office in Kansas.
he first was former State Auditor Edward McCabe in 1882.
The win was part of a wider Democratic gain in Kansas.
Democrats also took the attorney general race and a U.S. Senate seat, and broke the Republican supermajority in the state House.
Holscher and Ohaebosim are set to take office in 2027.