FCT, Abuja – As Nigerians look forward to the 2027 general elections, Doyin Okupe, former director-general (DG) of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign in 2023, has rejected the allegation that he betrayed Peter Obi.
TimesNow.com.ng recalls that Obi, the presidential candidate of the LP during the 2023 election, came third behind winner Bola Tinubu and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar.
In January, Okupe resigned from the LP and has since been an open of President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking in a recent video seen by TimesNow.com.ng, Okupe, 72, replied to Obiâs supporters who had accused him of betrayal.
He said:
He continued:
Watch the video below:
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Diri, the Bayelsa state governor, rejected the suggestion for Atiku to choose him as his running mate in the next presidential poll.
Diri dismissed the suggestion as a trick from political opportunists and advised the public to disregard them.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
