After Losing Senatorial Election, Shina Peller Goes Back to Club Business, Kickstarts Massive Renovation at Quilox

A joke was going around in Nigeria some time ago. It went something like this: no matter what you are going through, try and eat first. That has proven to be deep wisdom and something approved by Shina Peller, the member of the Federal House of Representatives standing for the Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola Federal Constituency in Oyo State. Despite losing the Oyo North senatorial election, Peller appears no different. He ate first.

It has been an interesting few months for many people. For Peller, it was a lot of turnarounds. First, he turned around and left the All Progressives Congress (APC). Next, he turned around and joined the Accord Party. But the senatorial elections were not as easy-peasy as he expected and were a turnaround experience for him. However, Peller turned around after losing and returned to his club business.

For those that kept up with the goings-on in Oyo North, neither Peller nor his Accord Party was able to break through to victory, although they tried. The victory went to Senator Fatai Abdulfatai Buhari of the APC, Peller’s former party. Coming in second place was not Peller but Hon. Akinwale Akinwole of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Truth be told, Peller committed quite a lot to the elections. He was also convinced that he would win, especially since he said that the people of Oyo North were clamouring for change and a breath of fresh air—and he was all that and more. However, the choice of the people is the choice of the people, so Peller has turned around and returned to being Quilox’s boss.

According to recent reports, Quilox is undergoing a massive renovation at the moment. One might say that Peller has resigned himself to his fate. To his credit, he has remained with the Accord Party until this time, not running out upon losing the elections.