Dr. Doyin Okupe, the Director General of the Labour Party’s Presidential Campaign Council, has been fired, but his standing in the party remains unaffected.
The Labour Party’s Ogun State chapter suspended Okupe and others on Thursday for violating the party’s regulations.
However, in a press conference on Friday, the spokesperson for the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Yunusa Tanko, accused some people within and outside the Labour Party of being used by the opposition to destabilize the party as its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, gained popularity and acceptance.
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“The Presidential Campaign Council are affirming this position that Dr Doyin Okupe is not sacked by anybody as the Director General of the Campaign Organisation of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council,” he said.
“So, the rumour going around that he has been sacked is unfounded and cannot be affirmed because you cannot sack somebody you did not appoint.
“The party and the Presidential Campaign Council affirm the position of Dr Doyin Okupe and he is a bonafide member of the party in ward 11 Ogun State and so also was affirmed today in a press conference in Ogun.
“So, any other person that is used under a disguise in order to cause mayhem, destruction and distraction which we suffered right from the beginning of this campaign should know that we will fight for our country and we will fight for our party and we will fight for our presidential candidate.
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“Dr Doyin Okupe has not been sacked because he was appointed by the Presidential candidate Comrade Peter Obi and so shall it remain until when we win the election in 2023.”
The Labour Party campaign spokesperson cleared Okupe of any misappropriation of funds, stating that the DG ensures that funds are provided to the appropriate people for mobilization and organization.
“Dr Doyin Okupe has no businesses with finances, he only gives directives and they are being disbursed accordingly. So, those are some of the lies and manipulations, we are used to them. Even Peter Obi has been lied upon constantly but the truth about it is that at any point they come at us, we become stronger and more popular,” Tanko maintained.
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