Ex-Presidential Spokesman Doyin Okupe Passes Away
Former presidential aide Doyin Okupe is dead.
Okupe, a physician turned politician from Ogun State, was 72.
Family sources confirmed his death to Channels Television on Friday.
Details of his death are sketchy as of press time.
But tributes have started pouring in, with Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, describing the medical doctor’s death as a “personal loss”.
The governor said in a statement, “Receiving the news of the passing of my elder brother, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has left me with a profound sense of personal loss, especially coming so soon after the transition of the Alaperu of Iperu Remo, Oba Adeleke Idowu-Basibo Without a doubt, Dr. Okupe’s departure leaves a void that will not be easily filled.”
He added, “Beyond his political and professional engagements, Dr Okupe was an affable, easy-going, and principled individual who, despite never flaunting his credentials, played a significant role in Nigeria’s resistance to military rule.
“Like many other democracy advocates, he endured detention and persecution under military regimes, standing firm in his convictions.”
He condoled with the family over the incident and prayed that the “Almighty God grants his family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.
Ex-Presidential Spokesman Doyin Okupe Passes Away is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
