Makinde polled 563,756 votes to defeat his closest rival, Folarin of APC, who scored 256,685 votes, while Adebayo Adelabu of Accord Party polled 38,357 votes.
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The State INEC Resident Electoral Commission, Tella Adeniran, declared Makinde the winner of the poll on Sunday
Omodewu made this known on Monday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, while receiving the defectors to the party.
The candidate made the call on Sunday in a statement by his Media Aide, Yekeen Olaniyi, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The supporters under their platform called PDP Vanguard made this known in a statement on their official Twitter account @pdpvanguard, on Wednesday.
The rally was staged from the APC secretariat at Oke Ado area of Ibadan and was moving towards Oje area when members were allegedly.
Olaniyan, an Oke-Ogun-born technocrat cum politician, on Sunday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party.
Folarin made the assertions while receiving the presidential aspirant at the Ibadan Civic Centre on Thursday in Ibadan.
The senator emerged after polling 954 votes in the primaries held at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium on Thursday in Ibadan.
Adisa, in a statement in response to Folarin’s attack on Governor Makinde, said that the Senator “dished out lies about Makinde” while declaring his governorship ambition at the APC Secretariat in Ibadan.
Senator Lawan expressed shock and deep sadness at the tragic news, describing the deceased as a pillar of the family.
Kalu described the deceased as a woman of virtue, who supported her husband in his political and humanitarian endeavours.
According to available information, the Lawyer wife of the Senator breathed her last on Friday afternoon in the United Kingdom
Folarin, who is currently the Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content, in a condolence message on Tuesday in Ibadan expressed shock over the death of the councillors.
This was sequel to a motion on: “The Demise of Sen. Abiola Ajimobi,” sponsored by Senator Buhari Abdulfatai (APC-Oyo) and co-sponsored by Senator Teslim Folarin during plenary.
The burial, which was delayed owing to a controversy over the final resting place, took place at 10am
Folarin, in a statement in Ibadan on Saturday by his media aide, Yekeen Olaniyi, expressed deep concern over the security situation in the state.
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Taiwo Adisa, on Wednesday took a swipe at the representative of Oyo Central Senatorial District, Teslim Folarin, for criticising the Oyo State Government’s COVID-19 containment strategies, some of which he said the Federal Government has now adopted.
A socio-political group in Oyo State, Oyo Kajola Group, has warned the representative of Oyo Central Senatorial District, Teslim Folarin, to bury his incurable obsession to derail the government of Governor Seyi Makinde.
The Senate on Tuesday threatened to sanction Dakuku Peterside, Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, over his failure to appear before its Committee on Local Contents.