Lagos state, Nigeria – Doyin Okupe, a former director-general of the Labour Party (LP)’s campaign organisation, has stated that his relationship with the partyâs candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, ended immediately after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged.
Okupe also noted that he had agreed with Peter Obi never to accept any political appointment from him upon his emergence.
As reported by The Punch, Okupe made these remarks to journalists in Lagos on Monday, September 2, to ward off insults from Obi supporters, popularly known as Obidients, who were criticising him on X for backing the present administration’s policies.
According to the former presidential spokesperson, those abusing and insulting him for supporting Tinubuâs economic recovery plan are ignorant.
Okupe, however, stressed that Nigeriaâs project is bigger than that of any individual or political party.
He said:
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Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Doyin Okupe, a former DG of the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential campaign council, has expressed his admiration for President Bola Tinubu.
Okupe said that although the president may not succeed immediately, he ‘impressively’ takes responsibility for Nigeria’s current economic hardships.
The former ally of presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, said it would be unfair to judge the Tinubu administration in one year.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
