David Oluwafemi Okunlola, a Ph.D and lecturer at the department of agriculture of the Ladoke Akintola University, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, is likely to emerge running mate to Teslim Folarin, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 election.
This, OYOINSIGHT.COM understands, might have put to rest speculations that Ajiboye Omodewu, chairman of the APC, is positioning himself to deputise the ranking lawmaker.
Sources told OYOINSIGHT.COM that Okunlola, whose twin brother is chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in their council area, hails from Saki West local government area of Okeogun zone of Oyo State.
OYOINSIGHT.COM recalls he was the candidate of All Grassroots Alliance, AGA, in the 2019 governorship election won by Seyi Makinde.
His name, together with his credentials, have been forwarded to the national headquarters of the party, the source added.
Another source who is in the know of happenings within Oyo APC told OYOINSIGHT.COM that “Oke-Ogun 2 leaders have settled for Dr Okunlola while Oke-Ogun 1 leaders have two other names. The committee set up for screening and interview have sent the 3 names to Sen. Teslim Folarin for him to pick one.”
Okeogun 1 comprises Iseyin, Itesiwaju, Iwajowa and Kajola local government areas while Okeogun 2 comprises ATISBO, Saki East, Saki West, Irepo, Oorelope and Olorunsogo local government areas.
Dr. OKUNLOLA, David Oluwafemi hails from Saki, Saki West Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Born to the family of late Pa Samuel Olawoyin OKUNLOLA (Baba Bookseller). He is a detribalized young Nigerian under 50 whose passion is to bring succor and happiness to people wherever he finds himself.
As a university don, he has made positive impacts on several youths who have been in contact with him, even beyond the shores of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso where he is currently an academic staff, in the Department of Animal Nutrition and Biotechnology.
So many young ones have gained admissions into various universities both at home and abroad through his influence. He is a grassroot personality who mixes freely with both old and young ones and is always ready to render assistance in developing others. There is hardly any local government area of Oyo State that his benevolence hasn’t touched as he is presently one of the Staff Academic Advisors for Students from Oyo State.
The young Oluwafemi attended Baptist High School, Saki between (1984-1989) where he obtained his West African School Certificate. He later gained admission to the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo in 1993 and obtained the National Certificate in Education (N.C.E) on Agriculture in 1995. He proceeded to the University of Ibadan in 1997 and obtained B.Sc degree in Animal Science in 2001.
He equally bagged both his M.Sc and Ph.D degrees from the same University of Ibadan in 2005 and 2016 respectively, specializing in Ruminants Nutrition and Dairy Science.
Okunlola is a Corporate Member of some professional bodies among which are the Nigerian Society of Animal Production (NSAP), Animal Science Association of Nigeria (ASAN), Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS), just to mention a few.
