Doyin Okupe has left the Labour Party (LP).
In a letter to the party’s leader, Julius Abure, Okupe, who was once the head of the LP’s presidential campaign organisation, cited ideological differences as the reason for his resignation.
His lifetime affinity with right-wing and liberal democratic ideas collided with the party’s left-of-centre philosophy, making ongoing membership unsustainable.
“The Labour Party, your good self, and other members of your executives provided us with this veritable platform with no burdensomeness whatsoever for which we were extremely grateful.
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“We did contest the election on the platform of the Labour Party and lost. This makes it exceedingly difficult for me to continue to stay in the Labour Party which is ideologically rooted in the left of the center.
“I have been a rightist and a Liberal Democrat all my entire life. It is therefore this ideological conflict that makes me seek an exit so that I may continue my political activities with liberalism, sincerity and freedom.
“I wish to thank you in particular and other members of the leadership of the party for the cordiality and respect accorded to me as the Director General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organization.
“I wish you and the party success in your future endeavours. Long live the Labour Party. Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Your brother, friend and compatriot, Omooba (Dr Doyin Okupe, Former Director General Obi-Datti Campaign Organization.”
