Ajibola Abitoye has been re-elected as a councilor in the city of Fort Saskatchewan, Province of Alberta, in Canada.
Abitoye, popularly called Jibs, first won the election in 2017, five years after she immigrated from Nigeria.
She won her constituency seat at the October 18 election, where she slugged it out with 12 other white candidates.
Taking to her Facebook page, Jibs expressed gratitude to the people of Fort Saskatchewan for allowing her to serve them for another four years.
She noted that she was honored and humbled to be given the trust to represent Fort Saskatchewan again.
In her words: “Thank you, Fort Saskatchewan, for another 4 years to serve you as your city councilor.
I’m both honoured and humbled that you have again placed your trust in me to continue representing you. I am deeply moved by the expression of confidence, and I am very much grateful.”
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Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Jibs has a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the University of Lagos and is certified as a Project Management Professional. She also completed a 4th-class power engineering course at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT).
Her previous work experiences include Financial Services Representative at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Mortgage Specialist at TD, Project Cost Controller at Dow Chemical, and Credit Risk Analyst at the Guaranty Trust Bank in Nigeria.
She is married with three children.