Everything about Rotimi Adebari totally explained
Rotimi Adebari (born
1964 in
Okeodan,
Ogun State) is a
Nigerian-born Irish politician. He was elected as the first
black mayor in
Ireland.
He fled Nigeria in
2000, and made claim for asylum on the grounds of religious persecution, but his application was rejected due to insufficient evidence he'd personally suffered persecution.
He gained residency in Ireland under the Irish Born Child scheme (since repealed).
He and his family settled in
County Laois. In
2004, he was elected as a city councilor in local elections. In June
2007 he was elected as mayor of
Portlaoise Town Council (9 members), with support from
Fine Gael (2 seats) and
Sinn Féin (1 seat).
He completed his
master's degree in intercultural studies at
Dublin City University.
Controversy
In late 2007 media reports in the
Irish Mail and the
Laois Nationalist questioned how Adebari claimed refugee status in Ireland when the first country he arrived in after fleeing Nigeria was France which would invalidate an asylum application in Ireland under the
Dublin convention. It is also claimed that he worked in the
London underground a year before entering Ireland. It has been reported that the London Underground employee who made the original claims has now pledged to get union documentation and
affidavits from 50 "former co-workers" of Mr. Adebari. Mayor Adebari feels the allegations made don't require further response.
Some residents in Portlaoise also question the claim that he suffered religious persecution in Nigeria, based on the fact that he visited his home to accept an award for becoming Mayor of Portlaoise.
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