Doyin Okupe Resigns As Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign DG

Doyin Okupe has resigned as Peter Obi’s presidential campaign DG.

Glamtush reports that the Director General of the Obi-Datti Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okpue, has resigned from the position.

This online platform understands that he made this known in a letter on Tuesday following a ruling by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that convicted him of violating the Money Laundering Act.

The letter was addressed to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.

In the letter, Okupe said, “Dear Peter, you will recall that I briefed you yesterday about my personal 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 decided to step aside and plead that you appoint a new campaign DG who can continue the assignment with zero distractions. God bless you and your family.”

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

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.

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.

Okupe has paid the N13m to escape two-year jail for money laundering.