Shina Peller wins House of Reps election

Shina Peller

Quilox nightclub owner, Shina Peller, has been declared winner of the House of Representatives election for Iseyin/ Itesiwaju/ Iwajowa and Kajola Federal Constituency seat in Oyo State.

The Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate winner on Sunday.

INEC returning officer, Prof. Adeniyi Olatunbosun, who declared the result, said Peller polled a total of 44,088 votes to beat Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Najeemdeen Oyedeji, who polled 31,336.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate and federal lawmaker, Olasupo Abiodun, who was elected in 2015 on the platform of the APC, came third in the contest with 12,309 votes.