The All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council has advised Doyin Okupe to resign from the campaign team of the Labour Party flag bearer, Peter Obi.
Recall that Okupe was on Monday convicted of breaching the Money Laundering Act by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and was sentenced to two years in prison.
However, the presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, however gave an option of N500, 000 fine on each of the 26 count charges, totalling N13m for which he was found guilty.
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The former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan opted to pay a fine of N13 million to beat the 4:30pm deadline.
Reacting to conviction, the Director of Media and Publicity for Tinubu-Shettima Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, while speaking with The Punch said Okupe doesn’t deserve to continue occupying his office as DG of Obi’s campaign.
He said,
“Okupe should resign from his post as DG of Obi’s Campaign. He should do so honorably. The court has spoken. He should no longer be involved in the campaign.”
Reacting to court order, Obi stated that the conviction of his campaign DG won’t demoralise him.
Speaking with newsmen in Uyo on Monday, the former Anambra governor noted that he would not be distracted by the conviction but would allow the due process of law to take its course.
He said,
“I am hearing about it (the conviction) just like you. I am still studying what is coming out of the court and everything. I believe in the rule of law. It is not going to demoralise me.
“Today, when I arrived Akwa Ibom somebody asked me why I haven’t been using my aircraft because it has been grounded and all that, and I said to him that nothing demoralises me.
“In my life, I have never stayed where they dropped me, otherwise, I would have been where they dropped me before. This election, if they like, let them do anything about people who are around me. I will get there.”
