Consequent upon his conviction for money laundering, Dr Doyin Okupe has resigned his position as the director-general of the presidential campaign council of the Labour Party (LP).
His resignation was contained in a letter he sent to the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi on Tuesday.
Okupe hinged his resignation on his personal travails stressing that he would not want it to be a distraction to Obi’s campaign.
The letter read: “Dear Peter, You will recall that I briefed you yesterday about my personal travails in seeking justice and clearing my name using the Nigerian Legal System to pursue same.
“I have invested too much in your campaign to allow my personal travails to become a source of distraction.
In the circumstances, I have opted to step aside and plead that you appoint a new Campaign DG who can continue the assignment with zero distractions. God bless you and family.”
Theliberationnews reported on Monday that Okupe was convicted by a Federal High Court for accepting money above the threshold as prescribed by the Money Laundering Act.
