Former APC Chieftain, Shina Peller Speaks On Supporting A Presidential Candidate

The lawmaker representing the Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa constituency in the House of Representatives, Shina Peller on Tuesday spoke on the presidential candidate he would support in 2023.

The former All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain on Tuesday noted that he does not have a preferred presidential candidate yet.

Peller stated this when he visited Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams in Ondo state.

The lawmaker who has joined the Accord Party ahead of the 2023 general elections, said he would tell his followers who to support and vote for by January 2023.

Peller’s media office quoted him saying, “Settling for a presidential candidate of your choice by January 2023 is not too late.

“In my capacity as the Ayedero of Yorubaland, I paid a courtesy visit, with my brother from the south-eastern part of the country, Prince S. Williams (Onwa), chairman, monarch group, to Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Aare Gani Adams.

“We had an elaborate discussion bordering on how to strengthen the peaceful co-existence of the Yorubas with all other tribes, both within and outside Yorubaland, particularly as the 2023 elections beckon.

“In the course of our discussion, we agreed that before any meaningful progress can be recorded in any part of the country, there is a need for all tribes and ethnic groups to interact and live peacefully with one another. There cannot be progress without peace.

“Aare Gani Adams seized the opportunity to commend my efforts through the Lead Generation Initiative (LGI) training thousands of youths across the country on effective leadership skills, strategic communication, civic responsibility, active citizenship, political mobilisation, political organising and nation building.

“The bottom line is that irrespective of our ethnic, religious and political affiliation, we all need one another to survive and advance appropriately. This is why we must not compromise our peaceful coexistence.

“Nigerian youths have significant roles to play in peacebuilding and this is why I will not hesitate to initiate strategies and supporting anything that is youth-driven.”