In recognition of the qualitative representation and sterling performance of Senator Teslim Folarin, the Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), led by its Chairman, Mr. Ademola Babalola, on Wednesday, conferred on the Oyo Central senator, the award of the “Most Distinguished Personality Of Year 2022″.
The Oyo NUJ bestowed the award on the three-term senator during its 2022 Day 3 Press Week/Annual Lecture in Ibadan, with the theme: Violent Extremisms and Prospects of The 2023 General Elections.
Speaking with journalists after receiving the award, Senator Folarin declared that he would defeat the incumbent Governor Seyi Makinde to secure the Government House in 2023.
While speaking further, the lawmaker stated that it will be difficult for states to develop if exclusives list still remains in the constitution. He insisted that most of the problems in the country emanated from the inclusion of exclusive list in the constitution.
“For instance, it will be very difficult for a policeman from Akwa Ibom State to police Orita challenge area of Ibadan effectively because he comes from a different culture and speaks different language from the people of the area”.
“The problem is the exclusive list. It is not possible for states to work on the same page.
“You brought a policeman from Akwa Ibom state to protect people at Orita challenge in Ibadan. It cannot work.
“We have to loosen the constitution. If we discover crude oil at this press centre, it becomes the property of the federal government. How do you want states to develop in that way?
“By 2040, we will have cars that will not use petroleum. So our crude oil will not be useful because we will not have market again.
“A lot of things need to be done to move this country forward. We have to unbundle the constitution. We have to remove the exclusive list from the constitution.
“Thank God, we are excited about the emergence of Tinubu and Shettima.”
At the event were the APC senatorial candidate in Oyo South Senatorial district, Barrister Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli; Prince Niyan Adeyoju; former majority leader, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Kehinde Subair; and Mr. Kehinde Olaosebikan, former Chief Press Secretary to former Governor of the state, Alhaji Lamidi Adesina.
Others are; Idris Abolaji Ajimobi, the guest lecturer, Dr. Oludayo Tade of the Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan; and NUJ Chairman, Ademola Babalola.
