When Obi Made That Statement, It Insulted Us. I Am A Yoruba Man; I Left Everything And Followed Him- Doyin Okupe
According to report from Vanguard Newspaper on Tuesday, November 5, Doyin Okupe, the former spokesperson for a past presidential candidate, has announced that he will not support Peter Obi, the ex-governor of Anambra State, moving forward. Okupe was previously the director of Obi’s presidential campaign but stepped down following a court conviction for money laundering. He later resigned from the Labour Party after the elections.
Since leaving the Labour Party, Okupe has become an outspoken supporter of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. His criticism of Obi intensified after the former governor’s remarks regarding the economic challenges facing the South-West region, despite Tinubu’s representation from that area.
In a recent television interview, Okupe expressed his discontent with Obi’s comments, stating, “When Obi made that statement, it insulted us. I am a Yoruba man; I left everything and followed him.” He noted that he had previously supported Obi out of a shared belief that a southern president should emerge, particularly advocating for the South-East as the selected region……See More
