MATTERS ARISING! WAS MAINA BEING PREPPED & PRIMED FOR BORNO STATE?

Abdul-Rasheed Maina

This Mainagate issue much as the Government would want for it to go away quickly and vaporise into thin air, like it never existed after the unprecedented hoopla it has generated; has refused to go quietly under the carpet.

In the face of it all, it has left much to be desired and has cast aspersions on many and has shown the incompetence of many, while also exposing many for who they truly are.

This particular incidence has given a major boost to the voice of the opposition also, who have gone into a "crazy frenzy", "brandishing their blood sucking fangs" and "highly sharpened claws" having seen and found an unmissable and an unmistakable opportunity to extract their own bloody pound of flesh and they have shouted themselves hoarse already and wouldn't just let it go at all, until all would hear and react.

But the main man at the middle of the mess himself, in the person of the ex-Pension Reform Task Team "PRTT boss Abdul-Rasheed Maina" has shown an uncanny and unbelievable ability at disappearing into thin air, without trace at a prompt! Maina in his former life, must have been a "magician of extraordinary ability", whose speciality in the business of hocus-pocus was to disappear into thin air right in front of his onlookers, which includes his enemies, rivals, friends and fans etc. Side by side with "the great Houdini", if there was ever a competition, we are of the opinion and too sure that Maina would have won hands-down as per his super acts!

So what's this gist that we are hearing that's not too clear? That what if the subterfuge to quietly allow him back into the main stream and promote him to the next position in one fell swoop had worked, there was the possibility that he might later have transformed to become a gubernatorial candidate of a party at the next election! Wow that would have definitely been an exquisite plan, that was gradually unfolding!

Reason being that he is supposed to have a colossal amount/funds stored away  and at his beck and call, which would have been good enough to prosecute an election into the Borno Government house!

Are we foolish? Let's just leave it at that for now!  

ANOTHER FEATHER ADDED TO HIS CAP AS SHINA PELLER AND WIFE BAGS NEW CHIEFTAINCY TITLES!

Chief & Chief Mrs. Peller

Aare Gbobaniyi & Yeye Aare

Chief Mrs. Ayobola Peller

Night club impressario and man about town, known for his generosity by all and sundry, that is "Chief Shina Peller" is a known man of the people.

Many have ascribed him that title of the "king of nightlife" in Lagos, albeit Nigeria, especially with the success of his brand Quilox, which has since become the standard by which others are weighted and judged in the country.

Shina obviously seems to have the "Midas touch", when it comes to running a joint in Lagos. His lounge/night club-Quilox is where the richest, most happening and the most "unbridled spenders" always prefers to converge.

Of recent he has been in the news for the other major thing he is known for, which is philanthropy. Shina Peller is known to be an "unrepentant giver", who believes strongly in helping to make life easy for others.

Maybe this good heart of his, is what has always brought his number one known business a lot of goodwill. His "Quilox" customers are known to be big spenders, many of who even competes openly on how to out spend each other most often.

Only very recently, he sponsored single handedly an age grade football competition in Oyo State, for which many youths competed and for which he got a good pat on the back.

To crown it all, just a day ago, just for visiting the palace of the Aseyin of Iseyin (King of Iseyin), an ancient town in Oyo State not far from Ibadan- which is renowned as the "home of Aso-Oke", that highly coveted traditional attire of the Yoruba's.

Iseyin is also the birth place of Shina's famous dad, the late renowned "Master Magician" of yore, who many say is probably the greatest "African master illusionist", the late "Professor Moshood Abiola Peller" better known as just Professor Peller.

Shina and his wife were both honoured by the king of his homestead with the new chieftaincy titles of Aare Gbobaniyi and Yeye Aare Gbobaniyi of Iseyin. The honour apparently came as a surprise to Shina and wife, as she expressed same in her speech afterwards. Thanking the monarch and chiefs, for the honour done to her husband and her.

The installation was such a surprise that madam had on only a quickly borrowed "Quilox fez cap". Congratulations to the boss of Aquila Group and gorgeous Madam on this new honours.

More after the break.