Doyin Okupe, Director-General of campaign of the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has pleaded with the former Anambra State Governor to “appoint a new campaign DG” so that he can clear his name from the legal troubles he is currently facing.
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| Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi (l) and the party’s presidential campaign Director-General, Doyin Okupe |
In a letter addressed to Peter Obi on Tuesday, Okupe clarified that, he is resigning from his position as Labour Party presidential campaign DG because he would not want his “personal travails to become a source of distraction” as the party pursues victory in the 2023 presidential elections.
The letter reads: “Dear Peter, you will recall that I briefed you yesterday about my 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. God bless you and family.”
Doyin Okupe’s Letter to Peter Obi ⬇️
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. pic.twitter.com/ZByUqN9orr
— Doyin (@doyinokupe) December 20, 2022
Doyin Okupe’s resignation is coming after a Federal High Court judgement in Abuja found him guilty of collecting over ₦200 million in cash from former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki.
In her ruling on Monday, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu held, the action of Doyin Okupe, who is the first defendant in the suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), violated the Money Laundering Act.
Okupe was found guilty in counts 34, 35, 36, and 59, the Court consequently held.
Okupe took to his official Twitter account to remind his “enemies” that “God is not a man”, and ended by sharing his belief that “victory is of God”.
He wrote: “God is not man. The enemies have tried in so many ways but kept on failing. Victory is of God.”
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God is not man.
The enemies have tried in so many ways but kept on failing..
Victory is of God.— Doyin (@doyinokupe) December 19, 2022
