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Recognizing Dr. Erhabor Ighodaro

Floor Speech

Date: July 13, 2026
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker. I rise today to recognize and honor Dr. Erhabor Ighodaro, Ph.D. He is an accomplished educator, clergyman, public administrator and now, the first Nigerian American to serve as a Councilman for the city of Miami Gardens, which was incorporated on May 13, 2003. Dr. Ighodaro was appointed to serve as Councilman At-Large Seat 6, on September 12, 2012.

Dr. Ighodaro holds a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Nova Southeastern University, and he has had a profound impact upon education in South Florida. He is an educator with a solid background in public management, urban justice, urban education, curricula design and implementation of best practices methodologies, educational public policy and the intervention and resolution of school and community- based conflict.

As Executive Director of the Dr. Robert B. Ingram Foundation, Dr. Ighodaro oversees the organization's signature READ to LEAD program and has awarded over 5000 scholarships to students in Miami Dade County Public Schools. The scholarships entitle students to an educational excursion of Black history sites that culminates in one of Florida's major theme parks.

He also serves as the Miami-Dade School District's Administrator for the Ingram Africa School Alliance (IASA), ``Rites of Passage'' project and leads a delegation of students, teachers and parents on the district's annual excursion and student exchange opportunities with schools in Africa. Dr. Ighodaro is the author of the groundbreaking publication ``Curriculum Violence: America's New Civil Rights Issue.''

Dr. Ighodaro is the president of the Nigerian American Foundation and serves on numerous community boards and civic organizations. He is an Associate Minister at Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a mentor with the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project.

I am honored to recognize Dr. Erhabor Ighodaro for his unwavering dedication and commitment to education and to our community.

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