A flyer displaying the gubernatorial aspiration of a former House of Representatives member, Hon Shina Peller has surfaced on various social media platforms.
Goalpoacher News gathered that this development comes even though Shina Peller has not yet made any official announcement about his gubernatorial ambition in 2027.
The flyer was sighted on the Facebook timeline of a popular Social Media influencer,Oloye Abiola Oyeyemi on Saturday with the caption, “2027 Political journey in Oyo State is warming up from Oke Ogun.”
Shina Peller was the Oyo North Senatorial candidate of Accord in the 2023 general elections.
He ditched his party’s gubernatorial candidate and now Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu and supported the re-election bid of Governor Seyi Makinde.
On February 29th 2024, he defected to the Peoples Democratic Party.
Peller, however, attributed Makinde’s exemplary leadership qualities to his decision.
He said, “When I wanted to contest Senatorial in APC, they said we are too small but I thank God, today we are in the right party, a big party. If you look at Nigeria today, we are so endowed, but lack of leadership is our problem.
“Seyi is a visionary leader, that’s why I joined the party.
“I have seen the reason to align with the vision of Makinde. There is no leadership when there is no vision. And we have seen the good work Makinde has done in this zone, Oke-Ogun. It has never happened in the history of Oyo North Senatorial district.
“From Moniya to Iseyin; Oyo to Iseyin; Ogbomoso to Iseyin and so on. It has never happened before. So, if you have a visionary leader like him, you have to support him. That’s why we have decided to join Governor Makinde and the PDP to move the state forward.
“It is good to go to where you are valued. PDP has shown that they value us. Our father has been clamouring for a tertiary institution for the past 70 years, Makinde gave us an institution. What of infrastructural facilities? He gave us. So, I want to announce that thousands of Accord Party members in the 13 Local Governments made up of Oyo North Senatorial district are here. They are here to join PDP. Wards Chairmen; Local Government Chairmen; women leaders; and also Senatorial district chairman are all here to defect to the ruling PDP because of the visionary leader of Makinde. I want to appeal to other political parties to join us to move the state forward, and I pray that we will not regret it.
“Some people came and asked: Why do I want to join PDP? And I said, I need power to move forward, I need power to progress, that’s why I joined PDP,” he stressed.
Peller’s media aide, Kola Popoola in short response when contacted by Goalpoacher News declared that the flyer didn’t emanate from his boss’s camp.
