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Vancouver police board vice-chair Comfort Sakoma-Fadugba resigned Friday after she made several social media posts alleging that Canada’s culture and values are being undermined by minority groups.
Screenshots of Sakoma-Fadugba’s Instagram stories, shared on Reddit, show her raising concerns over mass immigration, the erosion of Christian values, gender transitions, “woke culture” and the legacy of slavery.
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“I’m going to get very vocal about things happening in Canada, and it’s OK if it upsets some people,” Sakoma-Fadugba wrote.
The diversity and inclusion strategist joined the Vancouver police board, which provides civilian oversight of policing, as vice-chair in January 2022.
While acknowledging Sakoma-Fadugba’s contributions to the board, chair Frank Chong said in a statement Friday: “Recent statements posted on social media by the vice-chair of the Vancouver police board do not reflect the values of the board and are inconsistent with our code of conduct.”
“This afternoon, I requested and received Comfort’s resignation.”
In the social media posts, Sakoma-Fadugba described herself as a Nigerian-Canadian mother and shared a personal experience to illustrate her views on multiculturalism in Canada.
She claimed that her son’s participation in a Diwali celebration at school made her realize that the “push for secular education wasn’t about religion,” but about “erasing Christian values from the lives of our children.”
Sakoma-Fadugba also expressed concern that Hindu values might become “the dominant cultural influence” in Canada, replacing what she claimed were traditional Canadian values.
“The reason Canada is such a tolerant society is because Christianity, the dominant religion here, is inherently tolerant, and our society reflects those values.”
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Welcome to our newest Board Director @comfortsakoma. She brings an impressive background in business, community service and expanding equity, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of life. We look forward to her contributions to the governance of @VancouverPD. pic.twitter.com/JIkEEG4Qah
— VPD Police Board (@VanPoliceBoard) January 20, 2022
She also criticized what she described as “woke culture,” claiming it has led to the removal of Canadian figures like Terry Fox from passports and the erasure of veterans, arguing that it “pits children against their parents by creating a judicial system where parents can be incarcerated for refusing to let their minor child undergo gender transitions.”
Upon Sakoma-Fadugba’s appointment, the board praised her for having an “impressive background in business, community service, and advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of life.”
She is the founder of Avunze Advisory, a Canadian consulting firm that specializes in equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism, working with organizations to create more inclusive and equitable environments.
According to her now deleted LinkedIn page, Sakoma-Fadugba worked as a manager at MOSAIC Centre for Diversity, a Vancouver-based non-profit supporting immigrants, refugees and diverse communities, for four months in 2024.
Following her resignation from the police board, Sakoma-Fadugba’s Instagram account was also deleted.
Postmedia News reached out to Sakoma-Fadugba for comment but did not hear back by deadline.
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