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<strong>Breaking: DSS Arrests Doyin Okupe At Airport</strong>

12Jan

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Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Breaking: DSS Arrests Doyin Okupe At Airport

A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Doyin Okupe has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). Okupe was arrested on Thursday in Lagos at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. See Also: 2023 Election: “I Can Bet With Anything Precious To Me That Obi Won’t Win” – Keyamo His arrest was confirmed by the DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, stating that Okupe was intercepted at Terminal 1 of the airport at the instance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Details later. Source: Cable

‘I Respect Your Decision’ – Obi Reacts To Okupe’s Resignation

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, has accepted the resignation of Doyin Okupe – the Director General of his Campaign Organisation. Recall that Okupe had on Tuesday resigned from his decision. His decision to resign followed the judgment by the Federal High Court in Abuja that found him guilty of going against the money laundering Act. Okupe had in a letter addressed to Obi 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. See Also: Why Obasanjo and I Are Supporting Peter Obi – Ayo Adebanjo “In the circumsta...

Labour Party Voids Okupe’s Suspension

The leadership of the Labour Party, LP, has rubbished the expulsion of Doyin Okupe, the director-general of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council, over alleged non-financial membership status, political rascality and misappropriation of funds. The party described the expulsion as unconstitutional and maintained that he remains a bona fide member. Okupe who recently decamped to the LP has been embroiled in a tussle with some stalwarts of the party, many of whom allege that he has a penchant for intolerance and financial impropriety. However, the national secretary of the party, Alhaji Farouq Umar, in an interaction with newsmen in Abuja maintained that the party is united ahead of the 2023 general elections. He said that the party had an internal conflict resolutio...