The Director-General of the Labour Party Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe, on Tuesday tendered his resignation letter and stepped down from his position following the court judgement that convicted him for money laundering.
He announced his resignation in a letter addressed to Peter Obi, LP presidential candidate, and dated Dec. 20, 2022
The resignation is sequel to the court ruling on Monday. A statement containing the resignation was in a letter he addressed to the LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi on Tuesday.
Okupe in his letter posted on his official Twitter handle, stated: “It’s time to step aside. But I am with PO and the Obidients and the Presidential Campaigns till God gives us victory in Jesus Name”.
Recall that Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court convicted Okupe for breaching the Money Laundering Act in Abuja on Monday.
The Labour Party chieftain, was formerly a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, but was subsequently sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
However, the presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, gave Okupe an option of N500,000 fine on each of the 26 count charges, totalling N13m for which he was found guilty.
