Former presidential spokesperson and ex-Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe, is reportedly dead.
Naija News learnt that Okupe passed away at the age of 72, and his death was linked to cancer, marking the end of a long struggle with the illness.
According to SaharaReporters, the former presidential aide had been critically ill in the weeks leading up to his demise.
Also, Okupe’s health had reportedly deteriorated significantly, prompting concern among his loved ones and supporters.
In October 2023, Okupe was hospitalized with prostate cancer and was flown to Israel for treatment, but his condition did not improve as he and his family expected.
In 2022, Okupe was appointed as the Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign for the 2023 election.
He was, however, forced to step down following a court conviction over alleged money laundering.
Meanwhile, Doyin Okupe recently said that it is impossible for an alliance of the opposition to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
According to him, alliances against Tinubu will fail because the participants will not be willing to give concessions.
Speaking to newsmen on Thursday, the former LP chieftain argued that Nigerian politicians have not attained the level of maturity to give rational and reasonable concessions.
On the alliance that brought ex-President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, Okupe said that though he criticised the alliance, the leader of the alliance, Tinubu, conceded everything to make it work.
