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Babatunde Hunpe is a Nigerian politician. From May 2019 through May 2023, he served as the Federal Representative representing Badagry constituency in the 9th National Assembly. [1] [2] [3] [4] He was appointed Special Adviser to the Governor on Rural Development during the Babatunde Fashola administration in 2011. [5] Also in 2015, he was appointed Special Adviser to the Governor on the Environment during the Akinwunmi Ambode administration. [6]
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