Doyin Okupe resigns as the Director General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign.
Newsonline reports that Doyin Okupe has stepped down from his position as the director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council.
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He announced his resignation in a letter addressed to Peter Obi, LP presidential candidate, dated December 20, 2022.
His decision is to enable him to pursue his corruption case in Court.
Okupe in a letter said that given his personal travails of seeking justice and clearing his name through the nation’s legal system, and the fact that he has invested too much in Obi’s campaign to allow his personal travails to become a source of distraction, he has opted to step aside and plead that the candidate appoints a new Campaign DG, who can continue the assignment without distractions.
“You will recall that I briefed you yesterday about my personal travails in seeking justice and clearing my name using the Nigerian Legal System to pursue the same.
“In the circumstances, I have opted to step aside and plead that you appoint a new Campaign DG who can continue the assignment with zero distractions,” Okupe said in the letter.
He, however, said he would remain with Peter Obi, the ‘Obidients’ Movement, and campaigns till they achieve electoral victory in 2023.
In a post on his verified Twitter handle, Okupe wrote: “It’s time to step aside. But I am with PO and the Obidients and the Presidential Campaigns till God gives us victory in Jesus Name.”
This online news platform reports that Okupe was on Monday jailed for money laundering with an option of fine in a case preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
