Former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, is dead. He died at the age of 72.
Sources close to the family said that Dr. Okupe had been critically ill in the weeks leading up to his demise which has been linked to cancer.
In October 2023, he was hospitalized with prostate cancer and was flown to Israel for treatment.
However, it was learned that his condition did not improve as he and his family had hoped.
Okupe, who previously served as the Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign, was forced to step down from the role following a court conviction for money laundering.
After the 2023 general election, he also resigned from the Labour Party and later became a vocal supporter of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
He was a senior adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Born March 22, 1952, Adedoyin Okupe was a Nigerian physician and politician who co-founded Royal Cross Medical Centre and was the National Publicity Secretary of National Republican Convention (NRC).
He was once detained under General Sani Abacha, and subsequently disqualified from participating in United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) primaries; later on, he was a governorship aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State.
He was the Spokesperson to Peter Obi during the 2023 Presidential election. He stepped down after being accused of fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
He later resigned his membership of the Labour Party. He used last media appearances to galvanize support for the administration of President Bola Tinubu, emphasizing the the President was on the right track.
