Doyin Okupe, former presidential spokesman and estranged ally of Peter Obi, is dead.
He died on Friday. Mr Okupe was 72.
Prior to his demise, the politician had a colourful, often controversial, political career.
He was former President Goodluck Jonathan’s spokesman and an ex-member of the Peoples Democratic Party.
In the 2023 presidential election, Mr Okupe sided with Mr Obi, a former Anambra governor by joining the Labour Party.
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