PDP Governorship Candidate Removes Transformer Donated To Community After He Lost

It was a shock find for the Sabo community in Ibadan, Oyo
State capital in the early hours of Sunday as they woke up
in the morning only to see a Transformer donated to the
community few days ago by the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) governorship candidate, Senator Teslim Folarin,
being carted away by some aides of the former Senate
Leader.
The PDP governorship candidate who came fourth in the
Oyo State Gubernatorial election had reportedly conceded
defeat on Saturday night apparently having seen the
signals that the incoming polls result did not favour him.
However, the alarm raised by members of the Sabo
community on sighting those removing the Transformer in
the early hours of Sunday did not move the perpetrators
who eventually removed the transformer to an unknown
place.
Members of the Sabo community instantly stormed the
palace of the Sarkin Hausawa, Alhaji Ahmed Dahiru
Zungeru where they expressed their worry, a development
which compelled the Sarki to wade into the matter by
calling on Folarin’s political associate within the
community, Alhaji Bashiru Maiborno, for clarification.
Daily Trust gathered that it was at this stage that Baiborno
spiritedly made moves to effect the return of the
transformer to Sabo community, but he was rebuffed as
the Sabo community vowed not to take back the
transformer from Senator Folarin.
Efforts by our correspondent to get Senator Folarin’s
personal reaction on the development was futile as he
could not be reached.
Maiborno however insisted that the transformer was
removed with a view to keeping it in a safer place. “Senator
Folarin is a man of his words,” Maiborno told inquisitive
journalists.