Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District, Senator Teslim Folarin has won the Governorship Primary Election of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
With this, Folarin is the candidate of the party for the 2023 general elections.
He defeated 5 other aspirants who contested the election held, on Friday, at Liberty Stadium, in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.
Folarin has 954 votes, Bayo Adelabu has 327 votes.
Also Azeez Adeduntan 2 votes has Engineer Akeem Alao has 6 votes, Barrister Hakeem Agbaje has 16 votes while 11 votes were counted invalid.
Six aspirants obtained forms and were screened by the party. Four aspirants were present at the venue of the primary. Chief Bayo Adelabu was absent.
Earlier, Chief Niyi Akintola pulled out of the primary alleging that the delegates list has been tampered with.
Akintola has also petitioned the leadership of the party stating that any primary election held on another day aside the day announced by the party is invalid.
