Former presidential aide, Dr. Doyin Okupe is feared dead.
Okupe, a physician and prominent Nigerian politician reportedly passed away at the age of 72.
Family sources claimed Okupe was critically ill in the past weeks before his eventual demise on Friday
The Daily Crucible learnt that the public affairs commentator and ex – chieftain of Labour Party (LP) succumbed to a protracted illness suspected to be cancer.
Okupe, a consummate politician served as a senior adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He was given an appointment in 2022 as the Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign for the 2023 election, where former governor Anambra State, Peter Obi, was the presidential candidate.
He later step down after a competent court convicted him of money laundering allegation.
