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Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former presidential aide, has reportedly passed away at the age of 72.
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Okupe died on Friday morning after battling a protracted illness suspected to be cancer.
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He was a prominent Nigerian politician who served as the Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign for the 2023 election.
Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former presidential aide and prominent Nigerian politician, has reportedly passed away at the age of 72.
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According to sources close to the family, Okupe died on Friday morning after battling a protracted illness suspected to be cancer.
Okupe was appointed as the Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign for the 2023 election in 2022. However, he was forced to step down following a court conviction over alleged money laundering.
“It was gathered that Dr. Okupe died on Friday morning after battling a protracted illness suspected to be cancer,” a source close to the family revealed.
Okupe Takes On Opponents Of Tax Reform Bills
Doyin Okupe, a former presidential spokesman, has described opponents of the proposed tax reform bills as “enemies of the country.”
According to Okupe, the bills are designed to protect the poor and tackle corruption. “Any right-thinking human being who has had the opportunity to listen and to read what the tax reforms are all about and goes against it, is an enemy of the country,” he said.
