Former presidential spokesperson Doyin Okupe has passed away.
His death was confirmed on Friday, 7th March, 2025.
Okupe, who previously served as the Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign, was forced to step down from the role following a court conviction for money laundering.
After the 2023 general election, he also resigned from the Labour Party and later became a vocal supporter of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
He was a senior adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan.
In the early years of President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999 Dr Doyin Okupe served as special assistant to the President on Media and publicity.
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