Okupe Resigns From Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council

Okupe Resigns From Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council

Doyin Okupe, the Director General of the Labour Party’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has resigned.

Okupe cited his recent legal party as reasons for his decision in a letter to Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi.

The PCC DG stated in the letter that “he has chosen to step aside,” and advised the LP candidate to appoint “a new campaign DG who can continue the assignment with zero distractions.”

Remember that on Monday, Justice Ijeoma Ojuwku of the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced the former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Public Affairs to two years in prison for accepting cash transactions exceeding the N5 million limit set by the Money Laundering Act (MLA).

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The court, however, offered a N500,000 fine that must be paid by Monday at 4.30 p.m.

The mentioned counts range from 34 to 59 in total.

After witnesses such as former Anambra Governor Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Mohammed Idi-Farouk, Okupe’s wife and son testified to his good character, the judge handed down the sentence.

Previously, Justice Ojuwku found him not guilty on counts 1 to 33, which involved money laundering, criminal breach of trust, and corruption.

The now-ex-DG of the Labour Party PCC met his terms and was released the same day.