'Appoint a new DG and continue the assignment' - Doyin Okupe sends letter to Peter Obi

Convicted Director General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe has told the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi not to be distracted by his decision to resign from the party.

Okupe announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the former Anambra governor after he was convicted for money laundering.

In the letter shared on his official Twitter page, Okupe said it is better not to allow his personal interest to distract the campaign of Obi and that of the party, hence his decision to resign.

Okupe urged Obi to appoint a new campaign DG who can continue the assignment with no distractions.

The letter reads: “Dear Peter, you will recall that I briefed you yesterday about my travails in seeking justice and clearing my name using the Nigerian Legal System to pursue same,” the letter read in part. “I have invested too much in your campaign to allow my personal travails to become a source of distraction.

“In the circumstances, I have opted to step aside and plead that you appoint a new Campaign DG who can continue the assignment with zero distractions. God bless you and family.”

Okupe’s resignation followed a judgment by the Federal High Court in Abuja which found him guilty of receiving over N200 million cash from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki.

The court on Monday, December 19, convicted Okupe and sentenced him to two years imprisonment with an option of fine which he had paid.

It's time to step aside. But I am with PO and the Obidients and the Presidential Campaigns till God gives us victory in Jesus Name. pic.twitter.com/ZByUqN9orr

— Doyin (@doyinokupe) December 20, 2022