MEMBERS of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo Central Senatorial District, Oyo state have rejected the nomination of the former Senate Leader, Senator Teslim Folarin as the candidate of the party for the 2019 senatorial election in the state, Mega Icon Magazine reliably learnt.
No fewer than five aspirants, including Hon. Olatoye Temitope Sugar jostling for the seat have withdrawn and conceded the ticket to Sen Folarin, a source told our reporter.
“This was as a result of the marathon meeting held at the Agodi Government House with Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Tuesday”, the source added.
At the Award hall, Moniya Ibadan in Akinyele Local Government, the Chairman , APC National Working Committee in the state, Ademola Seriki announced and showed the withdrawal letter of the five aspirants to the delegates yesterday.
According to Seriki, out of the 6 aspirants that obtained the Oyo Central Senatorial district form, 5 people have withdrawn from the race, remaining only Senator Teslim Folarin in the contest.
When the committee was calling the local governments one after the other, the delegates disagreed with the sole candidature of Senator Folarin
They said since the Governor had single handedly picked his preferred candidate there is no need of conducting any primary.
Seriki and his team left the scene immediately, while Senator Folarin and his team arrived the council secretariat where he had a brief discussion with the Committee Chairman of the primary election.
Former Senate leader could not go to the Hall, the venue of the primary due to the information he had earlier received.
Mega Icon Magazine reliably gathered that during the meeting with the Governor Ajimobi, Hon Olatoye Temitope Sugar has been given a return ticket to the Federal House of Representatives
Senator Folarin will now slog it out with other 5 major political parties jostling for Oyo Central Senatorial district.
