{"id":448,"date":"2022-12-20T19:50:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T18:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postnigeria.com\/?p=448"},"modified":"2022-12-20T19:50:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T18:50:04","slug":"okupe-resigns-as-peter-obis-presidential-campaign-director-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postnigeria.com\/2022\/12\/20\/okupe-resigns-as-peter-obis-presidential-campaign-director-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Okupe resigns as Peter Obi\u2019s presidential campaign Director General"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Doyin Okupe, the Labour Party Campaign Council&#8217;s Director-General, has resigned from his position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He informed Peter Obi, the LP presidential candidate, of the news in a letter on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Okupe shared the letter on his official Twitter account and stated, &#8220;It&#8217;s time to retire. But until God grants us victory in the name of Jesus, I will stand with PO, the Obidients, and the Presidential Campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Okupe resigned after being found guilty of violating the Money Laundering Act by an Abuja-based Federal High Court on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The leader of the Labour Party, who had formerly belonged to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was subsequently given a two and a half year prison term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, gave Okupe an option of N500,000 fine on each of the 26 count charges, amounting to N13m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doyin Okupe, the Labour Party Campaign Council&#8217;s Director-General, has resigned from his position. He informed Peter Obi, the LP presidential candidate, of the news in a letter on Tuesday. Okupe shared the letter on his official Twitter account and stated, &#8220;It&#8217;s time to retire. 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