Dabiri Erewa in her congratulatory letter addressed to Chinyelu Onwurah and 6 other British-Nigerians elected to the UK parliament, claimed that their “electoral victory shows that Nigerians excel anywhere in the world.”
After this was made known to Chi Onwurah, she declared that she is not a Nigerian but British.She made this known during the 2017 Caine Prize for African Literature ceremony held yesterday night in London. A Nigerian journalist and writer, Molara Wood tweeted it.