Peter Obi (left) with Dr Doyin Okupe
By NewsBits
Dr. Doyin Okupe has resigned his appointment as the Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council. He announced his exit in a letter addressed to Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate. The letter was dated December 20, 2022.
In the said letter, Dr Okupe wrote: “Dear Peter, 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 same. I have invested too much in your campaign to allow my personal travails to become a source of distraction.
“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’s resignation came hours after he was convicted over money laundering charges.
At a sitting on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, the presiding judge, sentenced Okupe to two years imprisonment after he was found guilty of 26 out of a 59-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
He was, however, given the option to pay a N500,000 fine on each of the counts, totalling N13 million. Okupe paid the fine shortly after the sentencing and regained his freedom. His legal team has also announced that they will challenge the ruling even though he had paid the fine.
