The Labour Social gathering (LP), on Monday, suffered a seeming setback as its former director common of the Datt-Obi Presidential Marketing campaign Organisation, Dr Doyim Okupe resigned his membership of the occasion with impact from January 8.
He cited ideological variations with the Labour Social gathering, which he mentioned is ideologically rooted within the left of the centre as a celebration.
His resignation got here nearly 13 months after the previous presidential aspirant stepped apart because the DG of the marketing campaign organisation, following what he described as private travails.
In a letter titled Re: Letter of Resignation, dated January 8, 2024 and addressed to the nationwide chairman of the Labour Social gathering, Mr Julius Abure, Dr Okupe was silent on his subsequent port of name by way of political affliation.
Okupe, who was the Nationwide Publicity Secretary of the Nationwide Republican Conference (NRC) within the aborted Third Republic, recalled that he and the standard-bearer of the occasion within the 2023 presidential ballot, Mr Peter Obi and others left the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) abruptly “to search for a Particular Goal Automobile through which to contest the election.”
He defined that as a rightist and a liberal democrat all his complete life, it was “this ideological battle that was making him to hunt an exit in order that he might proceed his political actions with liberalism, sincerity and freedom.
“We did contest the election on the platform of the Labour Social gathering and misplaced. This makes it exceedingly tough for me to proceed to remain within the Labour Social gathering which is ideologically rooted within the left of the centre,” he added.
A part of the one-page letter learn: “I submit herewith my letter of resignation from the Labour Social gathering with impact from at the moment.
“You’ll recall that our flag-bearer, Mr Peter Obi, myself and others left the PDP abruptly and needed to search for a Particular Goal Automobile through which to contest the 2023 presidential election.
“The Labour Social gathering, your good self, and different members of your executives supplied us with this veritable platform with no burdensomeness in any way and for which we had been extraordinarily grateful.
“We did contest the election on the platform of the Labour Social gathering and misplaced. This makes it exceedingly tough for me to proceed to remain within the Labour Social gathering which is ideologically rooted within the left of the centre.
“I’ve been a rightist and a liberal democrat all my complete life. It’s subsequently this ideological battle that makes me search an exit in order that I’ll proceed my political actions with liberalism, sincerity and freedom.
“I want to thanks specifically and different members of the management of the occasion for the cordiality and respect accorded to me because the director common of the Obi-Datti Presidential Marketing campaign group.
“I want you and the occasion success in your future endeavours.”
Will probably be recalled that in stepping down because the director-general of the LP presidential marketing campaign council by means of a letter addressed to LP presidential candidate and dated December 20, 2022, Okupe had said: “Expensive Peter, you’ll recall that I briefed you yesterday about my private travails in searching for justice and clearing my title utilizing the Nigerian Authorized System to pursue similar.
“I’ve invested an excessive amount of in your marketing campaign to permit my private travails to grow to be a supply of distraction.”
Earlier than then, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal Excessive Courtroom Abuja, had discovered the Ogun State-born medical physician cum politician responsible of 26 out of a 59-count cost introduced in opposition to him by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC).
He was convicted for 2 years imprisonment, however with an choice of N500,000 high-quality on every of the counts. He later paid the high-quality.