A heated segment from Channels Television’s morning broadcast is trending online following an interview with Segun Sowunmi, the political figure who previously served as a spokesperson for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The confrontation erupted when the host questioned whether his assignment to the APC campaign council, alongside his spouse Oluyemi Adeyemi-Sowunmi’s transition from Lagos Administrative Secretary to leading Electoral Operations for the 2027 polls, served as a compensation package for his allegiance to President Tinubu.
Upset by the insinuation, Sowunmi fiercely rejected the presenter’s remarks. He pointed out that his wife is a top-tier career official who has spent her lifetime within the electoral commission, reminding the anchor that Peter Obi secured a victory in Lagos State during her administrative tenure there.
He concluded by condemning any effort to link his wife’s bureaucratic advancements to his personal partisan choices.
’I take exception to that nonsense that you just said. That’s a civil servant you are talking about there. She is a level 17 officer. She did her youth service in INEC and has worked with INEC all her life. Up till this posting, which comes within their organization and has nothing to do with anybody, I am not even sure the President knows. She was, up till the last election, the admin secretary of Lagos, and Peter Obi got the numbers. Did they stop him from getting the numbers? You guys are making this country so difficult for people to live in.
That’s a level 17 officer. Don’t you dare say that about me! Reward who? Reward who?” he said angrily
Watch a clip from the interview below…
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