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Doyin Okupe Resigns As Peter Obi's Presidential Campaign DG | READ DETAILS

Afnews Editor

Dec 20, 2022

The Director-General of the Labour Party Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe has resigned his position.

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The development was contained in a letter he addressed to the LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi on Tuesday.

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Sharing the letter on his official 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 NameÔÇØ.

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Okupe's resignation followed his conviction for breaching the Money Laundering Act by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday.

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The Labour Party chieftain, who was formerly a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was subsequently sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

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However, the presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, gave Okupe an option of N500,000 fine on each of the 26 count charges, totalling N13m for which he was found guilty.

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