Folarin lauds group’s support for gov ambition, Tinubu

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Teslim Folarin, has commended the contributions of the Forward Looking Elites (FLE) toward the aspiration of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and his gubernatorial ambition.

Folarin, a former Senate Leader, said this when some members of the group donated election campaign materials to Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign and the Teslim Folarin governorship project in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Sunday.

The election campaign materials included billboards, mobile vehicular flagpoles, banners, posters, stickers, and shirts with customised engraving, among other items.

Folarin thanked FLE for identifying with him and Tinubu, saying he was happy with the contributions and grassroots mobilisation for his political aspiration to become the next governor of Oyo State.

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“This is a well commendable support you have done for our presidential and governorship projects. This is massive and I really appreciate it and I will forever cherish it,” the APC gubernatorial candidate said.

He further described Tinubu as “the most qualified” candidate, adding that a new dawn would commence for positive impacting strives on leadership excellence through democratic dividends that people can be able to see, feel, and touch.

On his part, the leader of the group, Owolabi Kolade, said FLE is supporting Tinubu’s presidential and Folarin’s gubernatorial ambitions because it believed the two candidates have all it takes to run a government of peace, unity, and prosperity in Nigeria and Oyo State.

“So after our careful analytical appraisal of these candidates both at the national and state level, we are able to find a silver lining that it can only get better with these new nation’s handlers if they are voted into power as we have unequivocally aligned with for supports by Nigerians and Oyo State electorate,” Kolade said.

The Star