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2027: Tinubu's campaigner, Showunmi defends wife's new INEC role

Segun Showunmi, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has defended his wife’s redeployment to head the Electoral Operations Department of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Showunmi said his role in Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign had nothing to do with his wife, Oluyemi Adeyemi-Showunmi, securing the position. According to […]…

2027: Tinubu's campaigner, Showunmi defends wife's new INEC role

Segun Showunmi, a member of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, has defended his wife's move to head the Electoral Operations Department of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He emphasized that the position was an internal decision by the commission and not linked to his campaign activities for Tinubu in 2027.

Showunmi became agitated when asked if his wife's new role was a reward for his political efforts, clarifying that she is a seasoned INEC officer with a long-standing career with the commission.

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