2019: I’m under pressure to contest – Shina Peller

Chairman of Aquilla Group, Chief Shina Peller, has said he is currently under intense pressure by his constituency to run for a political office in the 2019 general elections.

Peller who was a guest at Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Oyo state chapter, Ibadan, disclosed that he has been wooed severally to take advantage of his popularity and influence in the state for politics but he is yet to make up his mind.


He said, “For now, my business is my priority, although I’ve been receiving pressure from people from every corner to get involved in politics but I’m yet to make up my mind.”

While the Iseyin-born philanthropist also spoke on his journey to popularity, he reiterated, “My popularity didn’t just start today, it was birth from my zeal to do everything I can in whatever capacity to assist people and encourage younger ones even from my days as a student at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology in Ogbomoso.”

Shina Peller who also commented on Nigerian economy, he emphasized that tourism holds a lot of potentials for the Nigeria economy but is seriously underperforming due to several factors which include infrastructure, multiple taxation, and security. He however urged the government to stop paying lip service to diversification in economy and ‘face reality’.