Former Director-General of the Peter Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organization, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has announced his resignation from the Labour Party (LP), a party he joined shortly before the last general election. The former advisor to President Olusegun Obasanjọ was a member of the People Democratic Party (PDP) before jumping camp to join the LP.
While announcing his resignation on Monday through a letter he addressed to the LP leadership, Dr Okupe said his decision to pull out of the party was informed by his discovery that his political orientation is at variance with the LP.
He wrote: “I submit herewith my letter of resignation from the Labour Party with effect from today. You will recall that our flagbearer, Mr Peter Obi, myself and others left the PDP abruptly and had to look for a Special Purpose Vehicle in which to contest the 2023 Presidential Elections.
“We did contest the election on the platform of the Labour Party and lost. This makes it exceedingly difficult for me to continue to stay in the Labour Party which is ideologically rooted in the left of the center.
“The Labour Party, your good self, and other members of your executives provided us with this veritable platform with no burdensomeness whatsoever and for which we were extremely grateful.
“I have been a rightist and a Liberal Democrat all my entire life. It is therefore this ideological conflict that makes me seek an exit so that I may continue my political activities with liberalism, sincerity and freedom.
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“I wish to thank you in particular and other members of the leadership of the party for the cordiality and respect accorded to me as the Director General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organization.
“I wish you and the party success in your future endeavors. Long live the Labour Party. Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Your brother, friend and compatriot, Omooba (Dr Doyin Okupe, Former Director General Obi-Datti Campaign Organization.” he said
