2023 Election Insights: Doyin Okupe Reveals Doubts on Labour Party Ideologies with Peter Obi
In a recent interview on Arise Television, Doyin Okupe, the former director-general of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, disclosed that both himself and Peter Obi, the party's 2023 presidential candidate, did not share a belief in the party's ideologies.
Okupe highlighted that the Labour Party served as a temporary vessel solely for the presidential election, emphasizing that it did not align with their core beliefs.
Having parted ways with the Labour Party in January, citing ideological disparities, Okupe indicated that his affiliation with the party ceased following Obi's election defeat.
Expressing his perspective, Okupe noted, "The LP was essentially a means to an end for us — Peter Obi and I, along with other movement leaders. It was a strategic choice, not a reflecti...