Teslim Folarin
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Teslim Folarin was elected Senator for the Oyo Central constituency of Oyo State
, Nigeria
, taking office on 29 May 2003, and was reelected in 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party
(PDP).
Folarin obtained a BSc. in Political Science from the University of Ibadan
and an MCSE from Elite College, London.
He is a protege of Chief Lamidi Adedibu
, a power broker in Oyo state.
After resuming his seat in the Senate in 2007 he was appointed Senate Leader, and was appointed to committees on Selection, Rules & Business and Marine Transport.
In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay said he sponsored a bill to amend the Insurance Act and led the debate on all executive bills in the Senate.
In February 2010 he was reported to be a candidate for the PDP nomination for Oyo State governor in the 2011 elections.
Oyo State
Ọyọ State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east by Osun State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west partly by Ogun State and partly by the Republic of Benin....
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, taking office on 29 May 2003, and was reelected in 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP).
Folarin obtained a BSc. in Political Science from the University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan is the oldest Nigerian university, and is located five miles from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria...
and an MCSE from Elite College, London.
He is a protege of Chief Lamidi Adedibu
Lamidi Adedibu
Lamidi Ariyibi Akanbi Adedibu was an aristocratic PDP power broker in Oyo State, Nigeria.Former President Olusegun Obasanjo described him as the "father of the PDP"....
, a power broker in Oyo state.
After resuming his seat in the Senate in 2007 he was appointed Senate Leader, and was appointed to committees on Selection, Rules & Business and Marine Transport.
In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay said he sponsored a bill to amend the Insurance Act and led the debate on all executive bills in the Senate.
In February 2010 he was reported to be a candidate for the PDP nomination for Oyo State governor in the 2011 elections.