Shina Peller, Supporters Leave Accord Party For PDP In Oyo

A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Shina Peller, has left the Accord Party for the PDP .

 The former federal lawmaker and his supporters announced their new party at the defection ceremony held in Iseyin, Oyo state on Thursday.

 Team@orientactualmags.com learned that he was formally received into the party by the state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde,who was represented by his deputy, Bayo Lawal.

Peller became a member of the House of representatives in 2019  and he  represented Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola Federal Constituency.

He was an APC lawmaker but left the party ahead of the 2023  General Election and got  the Oyo North Accord Party senate nomination.

 Peller said he took a decision to join the PDP because of  Makinde’s exemplary leadership qualities .

‘When I wanted to contest  APC senate primary election, 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.

Nigeria is endowed with both human and natural resources but these resources have failed to translate to reality. So, there is no leadership when there is no leader.

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 in 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 Makinde is a visionary leader . 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 said.

Giving his speech, Governor Makinde urged the old members to welcome  the new members  with open arms.

‘You will not regret joining the PDP. Now that Peller has joined this party, we must not hear another party in Iseyin in particular, or in Oke Ogun in general.

I want to advise our PDP executives at the local governments in their zone to cooperate with them. The ward chairmen and local government chairmen of our PDP should give them a chance to operate’ he submitted–Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you