Honourable Shina Peller, a member of the House of Representatives and the 2023 Accord Senatorial candidate for the Oyo North Senatorial District, has encouraged voters to forgo vote buying in the upcoming election.
He made the statement today at his major campaign finale held at Adabo Market, Palace Square, Iseyin, Oyo State.
Peller, who represents the Oyo State Federal Constituency of Iseyin/ltesiwaju/Kajola/lwajowa, hailed Accord as a blessing in disguise for him and other party members.
He also affirmed his confidence in Accord as a party through which a new, effective system will be attained come February 25.
Peller, a candidate for the Oyo North Senatorial District on the Accord party platform, stated that he is running on a platform to lead the liberation mission for the Oke-Ogun people.
He was quoted as saying: “People are tired of the present system; they want a breath of fresh air, and I strongly believe that Accord is the party that will lead us to a new, functional system starting from Oyo State.
“My message to the electorates, 2023 has provided us a chance to rewrite the story of our great nation when people can go to the polls and vote for their choices of candidates.
“I have always advised our people not to focus on one candidate, the president is just one person out of a system and our country is suffering from a system failure.
“People should vote their conscience, competence, character, capacity and not just money and popularity and they should try as much as possible to support young candidates because we have more young people in the world today.
“Due to the existence of technology, an average young people in Nigeria today is exposed to direct competition with their peers anywhere in the world, so we should user in a pro-youth government, a government that can create an enable environment for youth to strive in Nigeria, this is opportunity for us to do that, people should run away from vote buying.
“The Oke Ogun-born federal lawmaker explained that if he wanted the APC senatorial tickect by all means, he would have approached the court to challenge the purported Oyo North APC senatorial primaries which he described as kangaroo.
“He stated further that he refused to approach the court because he wants to serve as a leading example to young ones who may experience same but cannot afford to go to court.
“Honourable Peller added that he refused to approach the court because he wants to serve as a leading example to the young ones who may be in his shoes but cannot afford to go to court. I’m now under Accord and the logo of our party is your thumb. Please vote for me,” he said.