[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING DR. ERHABOR IGHODARO

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                        HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 13, 2026

  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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