Nigerian Chukwudi Ezenyi breaks record, becomes 1st black student president at a university in UK

Chukwudi Kosi Ezenyi, a 24-year-old, has set a huge record by emerging the first black student president at University of Plymouth

To secure the seat, he had to defeat two other Britons by a very wide margin as he scored 1817 votes.

• Chukwudi Kosi Ezenyi, a 24-year-old, has set a huge record by emerging the first black student president at University of Plymouth

• To secure the seat, he had to defeat two other Britons by a very wide margin as he scored 1817 votes

• The student had in the past served as the vice president of the same institution’s students union government

Nigerians are not only performing well in their schools abroad, but they are also doing well at the helms of political affairs in their various institutions.

Chukwudi Kosi Ezenyi, a 24-year-old, aced it in politics abroad as he became the first black student president of the University of Plymouth in the UK, NewsMakers reports.

He set the record by beating two other British citizens during the election to put a stop to the 28-year white domination in the school’s students union government.

An indigene of Anambra state from Nnobi in Idemili local government, he passed the required number of votes of 1706 to secure the coveted seat.

The Nigerian already had two degrees and only studying for his masters in operations and supply management in the school.

In his interview with the media, Ezenyi said that he was very certain he would win because he had a good campaign team to pull it off.

He added that he had gathered enough experience as the vice president of the same union. He further advised black students in the school to broaden their horizons and avoid a life of crime.

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