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A former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, is dead.
Mr Okupe, a medical doctor, reportedly died in the early hours of Friday in a private hospital in Lagos.
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He was 72.
The details of his death are not known.
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PREMIUM TIMES could not reach any member of the family or associate to confirm Mr Okupe’s death
However, The Nation newspaper reported that a family source confirmed it.
Mr Okupe served as special assistant on media and publicity to former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
He also served as a senior special assistant on public affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Mr Okupe was the director-general of the Peter Obi Campaign Organisation in 2023 but resigned a few months later following a money laundering conviction.
He subsequently resigned from the Labour Party (LP).
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In the botched Third Republic, Mr Okupe served as the spokesperson for the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC), one of the two parties decreed into existence by the military administration of President Ibrahim Babangida.
Early life
Mr Okupe was born on 22 March in Iperu Kingdom, Ogun State.
He attended St Jude School, Ebute Metta, Lagos, Igbobi College, Yaba, and the University of Ibadan, where he trained as a medical doctor.
He worked in some private and public hospitals before establishing the Royal Cross Hospital, Obalende in Lagos where he served as managing director.
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