The Labour Party, LP, has appointed former Political Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo, Akin Osuntokun as the new Director General of its Presidential Campaign.
This was confirmed by the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, in Abuja, on Tuesday.
According to Abure, the decision was reached after comprehensive consultations with party stakeholders across the board.
Abure described the former managing director of the News Agency of Nigeria as a “worthy and trustworthy” replacement for Okupe.
Osuntokun became the South-West leader of the party after he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the LP in August 2022.
Osuntokun will now replace Doyin Okupe who resigned from the position last week.
Okupe stepped down from the position following a Federal High Court judgment which convicted him of money laundering.
The court sentenced him to two years imprisonment but with an option to pay an N500,000 fine on each count, totalling N13 million.
Okupe opted to pay the fine after the sentencing.
Okupe had said, “Dear Peter, You will recall that I briefed you on Monday about my personal travails in seeking justice and clearing my name using the Nigerian Legal System to pursue the same.
“I have invested too much in your campaign to allow my personal travails to become a source of distraction.
“In the circumstances, I have opted to step aside and plead that you appoint a new Campaign DG who can continue the assignment with zero distractions. God bless you and your family.”
