Opposition party, Labour Party (LP) has reacted to the exit of its former campaign DG, Doyin Okupe from the party.
The party said Okupe who was a Presidential spokesman to ex-presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, has always been a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) man.
LP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, in his reaction on Monday said Okupe should not be where his ideology would be confused.
In the words of Ifoh:
“Yes, we received the letter from Dr. Doyin Okupe, tendering his resignation as a member of the Labour Party. We want to say that we wish him very well in his pursuit of his political career. We in the Labour Party cherish the moment we had with him.
“After a short time, December 2022, when he had cause to leave the campaign based on some legal issues, we thank him for the contributions he made when he was the chairman of the DG of the campaign.
“We wish him very well. We want to say that he is saying that he is leaving because he is a Liberal Democrat, while the Labour Party is a Social Democrat.
“It is also a good thing because he is not expected to be in a territory where his ideological bent will be confused or different. He has always been a PDP man, so the Labour Party expects that he will return to anywhere he wants to be.
“We wish him all the best in his future political pursuit. Though we saw the letter on social media but we have not received it officially,” Ifoh said.
Okupe had in a letter dated Monday 8 January 2024 resigned from the LP, citing ideological differences.
