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  • BREAKING: Doyin Okupe dumps Labour Party

    BREAKING: Doyin Okupe dumps Labour Party

    Former Director General of Peter Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organization, Doyin Okupe, has dumped the Labour Party.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Okupe resigned from the Labour Party on Monday, citing ideological reasons.

    According to him, losing the 2023 presidential election makes it exceedingly difficult for him to continue to stay in the Labour Party.

    In a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the party, Okupe stressed he wants to continue his political activities with liberalism, sincerity and freedom.

    The letter reads: “I submit herewith my letter of resignation from the Labour Party with effect from today.

    “You will recall that our flagbearer, Mr Peter Obi, myself and others left the PDP abruptly and had to look for a Special Purpose Vehicle in which to contest the 2023 Presidential Elections.

    “The Labour Party, your good self, and other members of your executives provided us with this veritable platform with no burdensomeness whatsoever and for which we were extremely grateful.

    “We did contest the election on the platform of the Labour Party and lost. This makes it exceedingly difficult for me to continue to stay in the Labour Party which is ideologically rooted in the left of the center.

    “I have been a rightist and a Liberal Democrat all my entire life. It is therefore this ideological conflict that makes me seek an exit so that I may continue my political activities with liberalism, sincerity and freedom.

    “I wish to thank you in particular and other members of the leadership of the party for the cordiality and respect accorded to me as the Director General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organization.

    “I wish you and the party success in your future endeavours. Long live the Labour Party. Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Your brother, friend and compatriot”.

  • Doyin Okupe sorry after abandoning daughter for Peter Obi

    Doyin Okupe sorry after abandoning daughter for Peter Obi

    Former Director General of the Labour Party presidential campaign council, Doyin Okupe has apologized to his daughter, Moradeke Okupe for prioritizing Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the party, over her.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Moradeke graduated from Hull University in the United Kingdom (UK) on Monday but Okupe was busy with Peter Obi at Chatham House where the presidential candidate reeled out his vision for policy and governance reforms in Nigeria.

    “My darling daughter Moradeke Okupe graduated with a second degree today at Hull University. I love you so much Keke and I pray God will open new ways for you and bless you. Sorry I could not attend though I am in the UK because it coincided with Obi’s lecture. Politics is about sacrifice and commitment,” the former Labour Party PCC DG tweeted.

    Recall that Okupe was DG of the Labour Party PCC until Akin Osuntokun took over after the former aide to former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan was convicted and sentenced for money laundering.

    Subsequently, he was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos on his way to London. Later, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) clarified he was arrested in error.

  • Updated: EFCC Releases Doyin Okupe, says he was arrested by mistake

    Updated: EFCC Releases Doyin Okupe, says he was arrested by mistake

    The former Campaign DG of Peter Obi, Doyin Okupe has been released by the DSS.

    TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the medical doctor turned politician was nabbed earlier in the day on his way to London for medical check up.

    The DSS according to Okupe’s tweet claimed he was mistakenly arrested.

    He revealed in a tweet that he was on his way for his medicals when the incident happened.

    See tweet below:

    I was arrested & detained @ the MM int airport, Lagos this morning 12th Jan on my way to UK for medicals yrs of my passport being withheld by the FHC Abuja.I hv just left the efcc office where snr officers in lagos& Abuja appologised to me for the error. OCCUPATIONAL HAZZARD abi

  • Just In: DSS Nabs Doyin Okupe at Lagos Airport

    Just In: DSS Nabs Doyin Okupe at Lagos Airport

    Doyin Okupe, the immediate past Director General of the Labour Party, has reportedly been nabbed by the Department of State Service, DSS, at Lagos’ Murtala Mohammed Airport.

    On Thursday, one of his lawyers, Tolu Babaleye, revealed this on Facebook.

    Okupe, he said, was on his way to London.

    He claimed that the DSS asked him to provide court processes in which he paid the fine option following his conviction for money laundering by the Federal High Court in Abuja.

    The lawyer demanded that his client be released immediately.

    “The reason according to source is that he was asked to produce evidence that the Federal High Court Abuja has freed him from the case in which he was convicted and paid fine to the knowledge of the whole world and was allowed to go home.

    Details shortly…

  • Fomer Labour Party campaign DG, Doyin Okupe arrested by DSS

    Fomer Labour Party campaign DG, Doyin Okupe arrested by DSS

    The Department of State Security (DSS) has arrested the former Director General of the Labour Party’s  Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos.

    Tolu Babalaye, one of his lawyers, confirmed his arrest on Thursday.

    Tolu said Okupe was on his way to London when the DSS asked him to provide court processes where he paid the fine option following his, money laundering conviction by the Federal High  Court, Abuja.

    Thenewsguru reports that a court judgement found Okupe guilty of charges levied against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

     

  • How Peter Obi will win 2023 presidential election – Doyin Okupe

    How Peter Obi will win 2023 presidential election – Doyin Okupe

    Mr Doyin Okupe, former Director General of the Labour Party’s Presidential Campaign Council, has analysed how the party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, will win the 2023 presidential election.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Okupe dropped the analysis on Tuesday while faulting projections by ThisDay Election Center that projected the Labour Party presidential candidate to lose the election.

    In his analysis, Okupe projected Mr Peter Obi to win and lead massively in the South East, including all states in the South South. In the South West, Okupe projected Peter Obi to score a minimum of 40% in Lagos.

    He averred that This Day projections ignored many important electoral parameters that have operated in the polity for more than 60 years.

    “I wish to say categorically and with a very high sense of responsibility and objectivity, that the projections are false, bogus and do not represent the actual situation on ground across the nation. They are essentially aimed at misinforming the public.

    “Peter Obi will win and lead massively in the SE averagely (70%) including all states in the SS. In the SW, PO will score min of 40% in Lagos. 25% in Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti and Ondo. Osun 15% min. NW 40% min in Kaduna and no less than 10% of all the other 6 states mainly because of Igbo residents.

    “This Day projections ignored many important electoral parameters that hv operated in our polity over more than 60yrs. Without any doubt PO will score 25% in no less than 24/25 states including Taraba, Adamawa and Gombe and will lead all the other 3 numerically. He is d candidate to beat,” Okupe stated.

    TNG reports ThisDay projected 21 states for the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, where he is certain to get 25 per cent, while his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, Bola Tinubu, is confident of 20 states, where he can also pull his weight.

    The candidates of the Labour Party, and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, follow as third and fourth in that order with insignificant postings in many states to satisfy the constitutional requirement of 25 per cent of votes cast in 24 states, according to ThisDay.

    According to the projections by ThisDay 2023 Election Centre, a run-off is very much likely for the 2023 presidential election.

  • Resignation: Okupe has projected Nigeria positively – Labour Party

    Resignation: Okupe has projected Nigeria positively – Labour Party

    The Labour Party in Lagos State on Wednesday said that the resignation of Mr Doyin Okupe, Campaign Director-General of Labour Party’s 2023 Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has projected Nigeria positively to the world.

    Recall Okupe stepped down from the position on Tuesday. His resignation followed the ruling by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that convicted him (Okupe) of violating the money laundering Act.

    Okupe, in his resignation letter said it was better not to allow his personal interest distract the campaign of Obi and that of the party, hence his decision to step aside.

    Reacting to Okupe’s decision, Mrs Olubunmi Odesanya, the LP Publicity Secretary, Lagos state, said Okupe had raised the bar and the standard for others to follow.

    Odesanya said that Okupe’s decision remained honourable to clear his name through the nation’s legal system.

    “We are standing by him (Okupe). This is a great and noble step taken by our leader, Doyin Okupe. He (Okupe) is projecting Nigeria in a positive light to the world. We are proud of him,” the LP spokesperson said.

  • BREAKING: Labour Party reacts to Doyin Okupe’s resignation

    BREAKING: Labour Party reacts to Doyin Okupe’s resignation

    The Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday endorsed the resignation of its Campaign Director-General, Dr Doyin Okupe from the party.

    Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the party said this in a letter addressed to Okupe in Abuja, while acknowledging that he received his resignation letter.

    Okupe had on Tuesday announced that he was quiting as the DG, campaign organisation of the party, following a judgment of a Federal High Court that convicted him of violating the Money Laundering Act.

    “Dear Elder Brother Doyin, I received your letter offering to step aside in order to avoid any distraction to the good work of trying to forge a new direction for our country ,on board of which you have been from inception.

    “It is a decision which I respect. The story of the historic effort, which has galvanised millions of countrymen, particularly youths, cannot be complete without mentioning Okupe’s commitment, dedication, and the boundless energy he brought to bear.

    “It is my sincere hope that the legal system would afford Okupe an opportunity to eventually clear his name,” he said.

  • 2023: Okupe’s travails cannot stop my aspirations of becoming president – Obi

    2023: Okupe’s travails cannot stop my aspirations of becoming president – Obi

    The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has declared that the conviction of his campaign Organization’s director-General, Dr Doyin Okupe over money laundering wouldn’t stop him from aspiring to be the country’s president in 2023.

    Obi made this known while fielding questions from pressmen at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Council Secretariat on Monday.

    He noted that he was undaunted by the conviction, saying he will allow due process take its course concerning the matter.

    He said  “I’m hearing about it [Okupe’s conviction] just like you. I’m still studying what is coming out of the Court and everything. I believe in the rule of law. It’s not going to demoralize me.

    “In my life, I have never stayed where they dropped me, otherwise, I would’ve been where they dropped me before. This election, if they like, let them do anything about people who are around me. I will get there.”

    Recall that Okupe was found guilty in 26 out of the 59 counts charge against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) bothering on money laundering and others.

    Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu had ordered that the 26 counts, which attracted two-year jail-term each, would run concurrently.

    TheNewsGuru reports that the Ogun LP suspended Okupe few weeks back for anti-party activities and embezzlement of money to the tune of 20 Million naira.

  • Just In: Doyin Okupe pays N13m conviction fine for fraud

    Just In: Doyin Okupe pays N13m conviction fine for fraud

    Mr. Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday evening, paid the sum of N13 million for the 52-year jail term bagged for N240 million money laundering offence.

    Justuce Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a judgment, had found Okupe guilty in 26 out of the 59 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

    Justice Ojukwu had ordered that the 26 counts, which attracted 2-year jail-term each, would run concurrently, meaning, the convict would only spend two years in prison.

    The judge, however, gave an option of N500, 000 in each of the counts, amounting to N13 million, which must be paid before 4:30pm (the close of work) today.

    She ordered that if Okupe failed to meet the option of fine within the time frame, he should be taken to Kuje Correctional Centre to serve his prison term.

    However, a check at the court at about 6pm showed that  Okupe, who is the Director General of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, had paid the money.

    It was earlier reported that the wife and son of Okupe had pleaded for leniency after he was convicted.

    Mrs Omolola and Mr Adesunkanmi Okupe, while testifying to the convict’s good character, begged the court to temper justice with mercy.

    Omolola decsribed her husband as a good man.

    “I got married to him on the 1st of May, 1991.

    “My husband is a very good person. He had been a role model to myself and children with sound Christian values

    “I have never found him in any allegation of this before,. I will like to appeal to the court for leniency.

    “My husband has dedicated his life to serve the nation and he is not here today because he is found guilty of the offence but because of his mistake.

    “I ask the court to consider his health and age which is 70 years.

    “He has run his family effectively my lord,” she said.

    Also, Adesunkanmi said: “I have known him for 31 years.

    “He is a man of honesty and integrity with great character..

    “I have a privilege of being mentored by him throughout my life time.

    “He had imparted in me high value of perseverance and hard work that greatness comes by following God, unbending faith and diligence.

    “This among many other is what I have learnt about Okupe.”

    He appealed to the court to be lenient

    Besides, former Governor of old Anambra, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, and former National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr Idi Farouk, had also urged the court to temper justice with mercy in Okupe’s sentencing.

    The judge had, earlier, stood down proceedings for Okupe to exercise his right under Section 310 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) to call witnesses to testify about his character, before the court could proceed to pronounce sentence on the convict.

    The court presided over by Justice Ojukwu, had convicted Okupe for breaching the Money Laundering Act.

    The judge held that Okupe was found guilty of contravening Sections 16(1)&(2) of the Money Laundering Act, for accepting cash payments without going through financial institution, in excess of the threshold allowed under the Act.

    Okupe was said to have received N240 million in cash from the office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retired).