Nigerian man has become the first elected African mayor of the Royal
Borough of Greenwich, South-East London .
In 2015, he became the first African to be elected as deputy mayor and
served alongside Norman Adam, the current mayor of the community.
Babatola will be inaugurated into office as the first African mayor of Greenwich on May 25, 2016.
Denise Hyland, the council leader, congratulated Babatola and expressed
gratitude to Adam. “Looking around Royal Greenwich there’s much to be proud of.
The physical regeneration of our community continues apace, while there are
many developments in our economic, social and community life.”
“I was determined that we should open the inauguration ceremony to more
local people to reflect on the role our community plays in achieving the
successes we have enjoyed over the past year. It is also a way to welcome
Councillor Babatola to his new role as Mayor, and to thank Councillor Adams for
his hard work and service during his tenure,” she said.
Babatola was elected by council members at an annual meeting and he will
hold the position for a year. He will be acting as an ambassador at public
affairs and at civic and ceremonial events.
Babatola is also a strong believer in kids and power of the youth.
In 2015, when youths in the Royal Borough of Greenwich renovated one of
the facilities, Babatola commended them for their contribution to the
community.
“The young people have worked really hard and to get to this stage is
brilliant.
“Our children are getting to the point now where they don’t ask what
their community will do for them but what are they going to do to support their
community. “I think it’s very inspirational and is leading by example so that
the younger ones will follow them by seeing their contributions to their
community,” he said.
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