Another Step Higher... Hon. Shina Peller Set for the Senate
One of the most interesting distinctions between great men and the crowd is ambition. Some of the greatest men that ever lived brightened their generations with the colours of their unyielding passions and aspirations. It need not be said that Honourable Shina Peller, representative of the Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/ Iwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State in the House of Representatives, is one of such persons.
One of the juiciest bits of gossip in the second half of 2021 is the report that Hon. Shina Peller has trained his eyes on a Senate position and will stop at nothing to clinch it. The rumour, although of vague origin, is already gaining traction among the movers and shakers of Nigerian politics, particularly in Oyo State and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the folks who have ardently followed the political career of Peller since 2018, the ball is in nobody’s court but his own. Peller, they say, is not one to put his hands on the plough and then turn back. No! It is forward and onwards for him. Thus, there is every likelihood that this report, if it is true, will eventually pave the way for Peller’s senatorial ambition.
To be sure, Peller has never been an eyesore. Whether agreeing to or challenging the motions of the day at the floor of the House of Reps, the man’s swagger is irresistible, reaching to the speculative realm of magic. Then again, folks say that his father, Professor Moshood Abiola Peller, was something of a magician. So maybe Peller has learnt to incorporate the art with his politics? Maybe so.
Needless to say, many eyes are just as trained on Peller now as the report insists that Peller’s eyes are trained on the Senate position.