Teslim Folarin, Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District, has won the Governorship Primary Election of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pacesetter news reports.
Folarin has emerged as 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 had 954 votes, Adelabu had 327 votes.
Also, Azeez Adeduntan had 2 votes, Engineer Akeem Alao had 6 votes, Barrister Hakeem Agbaje had 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 in which Chief Bayo Adelabu was absent.
Earlier, Chief Niyi Akintola pulled out of the primary alleging that the delegates list has been tampered with by certain individuals.
Akintola who had petitioned the leadership of the party stated that any primary election held on another day aside the day announced by the party is invalid.
