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‘I am not giving up’: Edafe Okporo on his platform for West Harlem and running third party

The immigration rights activist and former asylum seeker is running under the West Side United Party for the District 7 City Council seat in the general election this fall.

By Anna Fedorova / Columbia Daily Spectator

If elected, Okporo will be the first former asylum seeker on the New York City Council.

By Aiyana St. Hilaire • October 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM

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