The Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council has stated that it is still undecided about the resignation of its Director General, Doyin Okupe.
According to reports, Okupe had earlier tendered his resignation letter to the party’s presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, following his conviction in court for violating the Money Laundering Act.
Okupe was found guilty by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday and sentenced to two years in prison.
The DG stated in his resignation letter on Tuesday that it was time for him to step down, but that his support for Peter Obi is unwavering.
In response to Okupe’s resignation, the campaign council’s chief spokesperson, Tanko Yunusa, told Channels TV that the council would meet before making any pronouncement on Okupe’s resignation.
Yunusa stated that such a decision could not be made by a single person and that the council would have to meet to make a collective decision in the best interests of all Nigerians.
He said;
We have not officially made any pronouncement in regards to the resignation of Dr Doyin Okupe until when the campaign council meet and take a decision on what to do and how to do it.
So those particular news may probably be speculations until the campaign council meets. We are not an independent people where one person can take a decision. It will be a collective decision for the interest of the Nigerian people.