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By Correspondent in Lokoja.
Dr.Doyin Okupe has resigned his appointment as Director-general of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organization sequel to his conviction by a federal high court sitting in Abuja for violating the Money Laundering Act,on Monday.
Our Correspondent recalls that Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu found Okupe guilty of money laundering leveled against him by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission(EFCC).
Okupe in a letter he sent to his principal, the Presidential Candidate of the party, Mr. Peter Obi said he resigned in order not to setve as a distraction to the Labour Party campaign.
He said: “Dear Peter, you will recall that I briefed you yesterday (Monday) about my 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 travails to become a source of distraction.
“In the circumstances, I have decided to step aside and plead that you appoint a new campaign DG who can continue the assignment with zero distractions. God bless you and your family.”
Meanwhile,the Chief Spokesman for the Obi-Datti Campaign Council, Yunusa Tanko, said a meeting would soon be held to decide who would replace Doyin Okupe as the council’s Director-General.
Tanko disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television’s Politics programme, monitored by our correspondent on Tuesday.
According to him, the party is yet to have a list of names that could replace Okupe.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
