The Canadian government has appointed a Nigerian-born Canadian, Kaycee Madu, as the justice minister and solicitor general of Alberta, a province in Canada. “Madu is the first Black Man to occupy either Provincial or Federal Justice positions of the Justice Minister, Attorney General or Solicitor General,” Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said in a tweet. Madu was first elected as a minister in Alberta in the April 2019 general election. Reacting to the appointment, Madu stated that the importance of carrying the new ministry forward amid difficult social and economic times weighs heavily on his mind. On April 30, 2019, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta as the Minister of Municipal Affairs.

Source: The Guardian August 27, 2020 09:11 UTC