A former Senate Leader, Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin, has declared that All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State has learnt its lessions from its defeats in the 2019 and 2023 elections.
Folarin who spoke on Friday, explained that the party is ready 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 APC was defeated by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 and 2023 gubernatorial elections in the state.
But, Folarin while addressing journalists at the event held at the Olubadan Palace on Friday, noted that all chieftains and leaders of the party have resolved to work together and reclaim the state in 2027.
The former Senate Leader while speaking on the outcome of his recent meeting with President Bola Tinubu, noted that he told the President that the APC has the capacity to reclaim the state in 2027.
He maintained that his own goal and that of other members of the APC is to ensure the victory of the party 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 joy 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”.