Outstanding Political Strategist, Doyin Okupe is lifeless.
PoliticalNews Nigeria reviews {that a} former presidential spokesperson and outstanding political strategist, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has handed away.
His dying was confirmed on Friday.
Particulars surrounding his passing stay unclear on the time of filling this report.
Okupe, 72, was Particular Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Olusegun Obasanjo and Senior Particular Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan.
He was additionally the Director-Basic of Peter Obi’s 2023 Presidential Marketing campaign.
Nevertheless, his political journey was marked by controversies.
In December 2022, Okupe stepped down from Obi’s marketing campaign after being convicted of cash laundering.
He later resigned from the Labour Social gathering following the 2023 common election fallout and later grew to become a vocal supporter of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, regularly partaking in political debates and commentary.
Okupe was identified for his daring political stance and unfiltered opinions. His means to navigate Nigeria’s complicated political panorama made him each a revered and controversial determine.
Okupe, was a doctor and who co-founded Royal Cross Medical Centre and was the Nationwide Publicity Secretary of Nationwide Republican Conference (NRC).
He was as soon as detained underneath Basic Sani Abacha and subsequently disqualified from taking part in United Nigeria Congress Social gathering (UNCP) primaries afterward, he was as soon as a governorship aspirant of the Folks’s Democratic Social gathering (PDP) in Ogun State.