A former Senate Leader, Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin, has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has learned from its defeats in the 2019 and 2023 elections.
Folarin, speaking on Friday, stated that the party is prepared to reclaim the state in 2027.
Folarin, who was the 2023 gubernatorial candidate of APC in the state, made these assertions during his elevation from the position of Aare Alaasa Olubadan of Ibadanland to Agbaakin Olubadan of Ibadanland by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja.
DAILY POST reports that the APC was defeated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 and 2023 gubernatorial elections in the state.
Addressing journalists at the event held at the Olubadan Palace on Friday, Folarin noted that all chieftains and leaders of the party have resolved to work together to reclaim the state in 2027.
Discussing the outcome of his recent meeting with President Bola Tinubu, Folarin noted that he informed the President of the APC’s capacity to reclaim the state in 2027.
He emphasized that his goal, along with other members of the APC, is to ensure the party’s victory in the next general elections.
Folarin described his elevation by the Olubadan as an opportunity to serve the people more.
He said, “It is always a joyful day when chiefs get promoted or elevated. You know that we have a very unique system that is rancor-free in Ibadan. I am happy everyone is happy.
“Yes, I met the president recently in Abuja. The meeting went very well. We brainstormed on how we could improve our results in Oyo State and I told him that we have the capacity to do that. The goal is to improve our results.
“To work hard, we are going to go round and sell our messages. We will do that again. We are more experienced now. He understands the strategic nature of politics in Oyo State. So we need to keep improving.
“We got over four hundred thousand and our aim is to improve it to over six hundred thousand. We will do it.
“We are working, if you see people here, you will see that the people are coming. We have to pull together and win. We have to. We must love the party.”
