Teslim Folarin, Akinjide lose LG to APC

The Oyo State Peoples Democratic Party
governorship candidate in Oyo State, Teslim
Folarin, lost his local government to the All
Progressives Congress in the presidential election
on Saturday.

Folarin and the Minister of State for the Federal
Capital Territory, Jumoke Akinjide, are from the
Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state. They
are the two major PDP leaders in the LGA.

On Saturday, while addressing journalists at their
polling units, both PDP leaders had predicted
victory for President Goodluck Jonathan.

Folarin had on Saturday specifically said he would
be surprised if President Goodluck Jonathan does
not win by 60 per cent.

Akinjide, who is the Oyo State Director of
President Jonathan's re-election campaign in the
state, had said that his endorsement by four other
major political parties in the state was a sure sign
of victory.

Contrary to their predictions, the APC won in the
council with 12,291 votes while the PDP polled
7,175.