News broke out recently about the appointment of a Nigerian as the health minister and deputy premier of a province in Canada.
The claim is True.
As reported in the news, Uzoma Asagwara, a 39-year-old Nigerian, was sworn in as the new Health Minister and Deputy Premier of the Province of Manitoba in Canada. A check on the Province of Manitoba government website shows Uzoma Asagwara (MLA for Union Station) – deputy premier, minister of health, seniors, and long-term care. Asagwara was born to Nigerian parents from Eastern Nigeria, was sworn into the new office on Thursday following a tenure in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly. Findings showed that Asagwara was born in Winnipeg, Canada, when her parents migrated there in the late 1970s. In a tweet, Asagwara confirmed her swearing in, she tweeted, ‘Yesterday, I was sworn in as the first Black & Queer person ever elected to the @MBLegislature. I will not be the last. Proud to be part of the @mbndp Caucus. THE most representative in Manitoba history. #mbpoli #RepresentationMatters.’ The deputy premier was elected to represent the Canadian Union Station in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in 2019. This made her the first black person to win a seat in the assembly, breaking a 150-year jinx. She was also the first black queer legislator. WABMA team checked.
CONCLUSION: The claim that a Nigerian was sworn in as deputy premier and minister of health in Canada is TRUE.
