It has become public knowledge that Senator Teslim Folarin now has a new woman in his life.
Folarin introduced this new woman during his recent elevation ceremony from Aare Alaasa Olubadan of Ibadanland to Agbaakin Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, Arusa I, on Friday, November 21, promoted seven senior chiefs in the Olubadan chieftaincy line.
However, curiosity arose following the event, as the identity of the new woman in the Ibadan chief's life was not firmly established.
This was because their relationship had been kept private, so much so that many people did not know her name, tribe, or nationality. All they could speculate was that she did not appear to be Nigerian.
We can now confirm that Folarin's new wife is Salamat, a fair and strikingly beautiful Moroccan woman of average height.
She was sighted at the elevation ceremony, elegantly dressed in 'iro and buba' made of white lace, complemented by a blue 'gele and ipele' (headgear and shoulder sash). She sat beside her husband, who wore a blue agbada and a black traditional cap, both radiating smiles.
This came three years after Folarin, a former Senate Leader and the 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, lost his wife Angela.
Angela, a bold and beautiful lawyer and socialite par excellence, died on January 28, 2022, in the UK at 48.
Folarin and Angela were an excellent couple until death separated them. Angela, apart from managing their home, was a strong pillar for her husband.
She was a loving wife and mother, so accustomed to Ibadan that it was difficult to distinguish whether she was Yoruba or not, even though she was from Delta State.
She ran an NGO called The Sidikatu Abebi Foundation, which positively impacted and uplifted many lives, particularly orphans and people living with HIV in Oyo State.
She was the 'iron lady' and a frontrunner of her husband's Teslim Kolawole Folarin (TKF) political movement. Like her husband, she was also a grassroots mobilizer in all ramifications.
These are among the many reasons why her death has remained a great loss to her husband, and why her indelible legacy was celebrated specially during her posthumous 50th birthday last year.
Now that Folarin has found new love, the expectation is for her to fill the significant void left by Angela's passing.
Credit: City People
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