Labour Party faces backlash for neglecting Doyin Okupe after his sacrifices

• Isaac Balami criticized the Labour Party for abandoning Dr. Doyin Okupe contempt his fiscal and idiosyncratic sacrifices during the 2023 predetermination campaign
• He recalled however Okupe covered fiscal shortfalls and was near unsupported aft his surgery, portion immoderate enactment members falsely accused him of betrayal
• Balami defended Okupe’s instrumentality to the APC, stating it was a idiosyncratic prime for reconciliation, not fiscal gain, and urged Nigerians to larn from his legacy

Former Labour Party chieftain Isaac Balami has criticized the enactment for neglecting Dr. Doyin Okupe contempt his important contributions during the 2023 statesmanlike predetermination campaign.

Speaking astatine a commendation work successful grant of Okupe, Balami expressed disappointment implicit what helium described arsenic a deficiency of gratitude from those the precocious politician supported.

Okupe was a salient and important fig successful Peter Obi's upsetting tally for the presidency successful 2023. Image: FB/Asiwau Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Doyin Okupe
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Okupe described arsenic antheral of integrity

Balami, present a subordinate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), described Okupe arsenic a antheral of integrity and selflessness, recalling however helium dedicated some idiosyncratic resources and clip to the Labour Party’s campaign. According to him, Okupe often stepped successful to screen fiscal shortfalls, ensuring that events ran smoothly without fiscal constraints.

“The lone run I person ever been progressive successful wherever a person would personally screen fiscal gaps was nether Dr. Okupe,” Balami stated.“He was selfless. If we had 100 cardinal naira for a run event, helium would guarantee the funds were distributed equitably, and immoderate shortfall—whether 3, 4, oregon 10 million—he would either rise it oregon screen it himself.”

Despite these sacrifices, Balami lamented that those who benefited from Okupe’s enactment and dedication did not basal by him successful his clip of need. He recounted a peculiarly disheartening incidental pursuing Okupe’s large country successful the United Kingdom.

Upon returning to Nigeria, helium struggled to locomotion aft arriving successful Abuja, yet those helium had worked tirelessly for simply got into their cars and near without offering assistance.

Okupe decamped to the All Progressive Congress earlier his death.
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“For 18 months aft the campaign, they ne'er called him, ne'er asked, ‘How are you feeling?’ And yet, immoderate of these aforesaid radical present beryllium backmost and impeach him of leaving them for money,” Balami remarked.

He besides condemned the antagonistic narratives being dispersed astir Okupe, peculiarly connected societal media. Balami argued that galore of those attacking him online were uninformed astir the sacrifices helium made.

“For the fewer Obidients insulting him connected Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, they are precise ignorant,” helium said.“But helium already forgave them, arsenic helium forgave everyone who betrayed him.”

Addressing Okupe’s determination to instrumentality to the APC, Balami refuted claims that it was for fiscal gain. He shared a idiosyncratic speech successful which Okupe explained his reasoning.

“He told maine personally, ‘I went backmost due to the fact that I person seen it all. I went backmost to reconcile with radical who ne'er wounded me,’” Balami recounted.

In his closing remarks, helium urged Nigerians to bespeak connected Okupe’s beingness and larn from his unwavering committedness to work and forgiveness.

He said:

“He has done his part, and present it is near to us. In life, immoderate you sow, you volition reap.”

Dr. Doyin Okupe, a seasoned person and cardinal fig successful the 2023 statesmanlike campaign, passed distant successful March 2024.

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Earlier, Legit.ng wrote that Doyin Okupe, a erstwhile statesmanlike spokesperson, reportedly died connected Friday morning, March 7, 2025, astatine the property of 72.

The erstwhile statesmanlike adjutant served arsenic a elder peculiar advisor to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and was Peter Obi's 2023 statesmanlike run director-general successful the 2023 elections.

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