Doyin Okupe, A former Director-General of the Labour Party’s presidential campaign, has declared that he has parted ways for good with Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections.
Okupe also rejected the notion that he has betrayed Obi following his recent comments that seem to support President Bola Tinubu’s policies.
The ex-presidential aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan has been in the spotlight recently after recovering from a life-threatening ailment.
Grassroots Parrot recalled that Okupe was instrumental in the former Anambra Governor’s decision to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for LP in 2022.
He also led Obi’s presidential campaign before an indictment in a financial fraud case forced him to resign.
However, in a video that circulated on social media on Friday, Okupe denied the insinuation that he betrayed the former presidential candidate.
He maintained that he only withdrew his support for Obi because he was no longer interested in working with him.
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Okupe also accused Obi of betraying the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to contest the last general election.
According to him, Obi’s thirst for the presidency pushed him to go against Atiku, who brought him into national politics.
“They said I betrayed Obi. No. How can I betray him? I started politics in 1978. Obi was nowhere else. My life and political destiny cannot be tied to Obi’s ambition.
“I wish Obi well, but I am done with him. We wanted to achieve something, but we couldn’t achieve it.
“Obi was the vice-presidential candidate of Atiku Abubakar in 2019. He brought him to the national limelight.
“Because of his own ambition, which was correct and due, Obi left the party and contested against Atiku. If people said I betrayed Obi, what did Obi do to Atiku? It is not fair.
“It is Obi’s interest in 2023 that made him go on a collision course against his former master.
“Obi was not my master; I was his supporter. If I supported him up to a point and decided to go back and be myself, how can that be an offence?” Okupe said.