An erstwhile presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe says opponents of the proposed Tax Reform Bills are enemies of the country, saying the bills are pro-poor and pro-development. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Okupe, stated this in Lagos on Thursday, saying that no right thinking person would stand against the reforms meant to protect the poor and … Read more
The former Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe, has attributed the wave of defections from the Labour Party (LP) to its failure to establish a sustainable structure following the 2023 elections. This statement comes in the wake of the defection of six LP lawmakers to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in … Read more
Doyin Okupe, the former presidential spokesman, has praised President Bola Tinubu’s allocation of N4.91 trillion to defence and security in the 2025 budget. Eko Hot Blog reports that Okupe acknowledged that this move demonstrates the administration’s commitment to ending insurgency and other security challenges, as well as their political will to achieve these goals. EDITOR’S … Read more
A former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, has insisted that the presidency will not return to the north in 2027, even if the incumbent, President Bola Tinubu, fails to get a second term. Okupe made this known on Monday during an interview with Arise TV while tackling those agitating for the Northern presidency in the next … Read more
Doyin Okupe, former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign, has shared insights into President Bola Tinubu’s decision to succeed Muhammadu Buhari, explaining that it was fueled by a deep passion to rescue and rebuild Nigeria. In an interview with Vanguard, Okupe responded to the criticism of Tinubu’s “Emilokan” declaration, which some saw as … Read more
A Former Director-General of the Labour Party, LP, presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, says the 2023 LP candidate, Peter Obi could not have won the election. EKO HOT BLOG recalls that Okupe, who resigned from LP after the polls has continuously praised Tinubu’s administration. Speaking in Lagos on Thursday, Okupe said President Bola Tinubu legitimately won … Read more
An erstwhile Presidential Spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, says he has never ruled out the possibility of President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2027 elections. He made this clarification in a statement on Monday in Lagos while reacting to some online media reports on his statement regarding the 2027 presidential elections. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs Rise … Read more
An ex-presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe, had said that Nigerians are being unfair to President Bola Tinubu. Okupe stated this when he featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday. The former Director General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign, said going Tinubu’s estimation of the reforms of the current government, the President is doing exceedingly … Read more
A former Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign council, Doyin Okupe, has said that the South West will no longer watch people insult President Bola Tinubu. According to him, Tinubu is the apple in the eyes of the people of the South West and must not be spoken about disdainfully. He stated this while … Read more
Former presidential spokesperson Doyin Okupe has stated he would never disparage Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), due to a deep sentimental attachment and involvement in Obi’s political journey. Appearing on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Monday, Okupe expressed his commitment to supporting Obi, saying, “I cannot hate Peter Obi; … Read more
A former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, on Friday lambasted the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and oil marketers over the controversy trailing fuel pricing. Okupe asked the stakeholders in the oil sector to stop making President Bola Tinubu look bad before Nigerians. In a statement titled: ‘Dangote Refinery, NNPCL, Oil Marketers and the … Read more
Doyin Okupe, former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign, has shared his remarkable story of being healed from cancer twice, crediting God for his recovery. In a testimony video shared on X.com on Sunday, Okupe recounted his battle with cancer, revealing that he is now completely free after being diagnosed with prostate cancer … Read more
An erstwhile presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe says the decision of President Bola Tinubu to scrap ‘superfluous ministries’ in his cabinet reshuffle was commendable. Okupe, who stated this on Thursday in Lagos, said that President Tinubu has done the needful by his mid-term rejig of his cabinet, saying the development was in line with removing waste … Read more
A former Director-General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, says those abusing and insulting him for supporting President Bola Tinubu’s economic recovery plan are ignorant. The erstwhile Presidential Spokesperson, made this remark in a statement on Monday in Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG recalls that some Nigerians have been dragging Okupe on X … Read more
A former Presidential Spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, says President Bola Tinubu has not disappointed Nigerians in his address to the nation on the nationwide protests on Sunday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Okupe, a former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, made this statement in Lagos while reacting to the president’s broadcast. EDITOR’S … Read more
Doyin Okupe warns that spreading misinformation about Nigeria’s $150 billion Samoa loan agreement, which critics claim mandates LGBT rights, constitutes treason. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has cautioned Nigerians that spreading misinformation about the Samoa Agreement signed by the federal government constitutes treason. … Read more
Doyin Okupe commends Tinubu’s Executive Order removing import duties on drug raw materials and urges additional incentives to attract pharmaceutical companies to Nigeria. Former presidential aide Doyin Okupe has commended President Bola Tinubu for signing an Executive Order that exempts raw materials for drugs from import duty. Okupe stated that this policy would help lower … Read more
Doyin Okupe described his and Peter Obi’s relationship with the Labour Party as a “special purpose vehicle”. He said they weren’t entirely aligned with the party’s ideologies. Okupe’s association with the LP effectively concluded when Obi lost the presidential race. Eko Hot Blog reports that Doyin Okupe, the former director-general of the Labour Party (LP) … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe has resigned his membership fro. the party. Okupe announced his resignation via a letter on Monday. EDITOR’S PICKS Bye-Election: Ani Emerges APC Candidate To Fill Umahi’s Senate Seat Bayelsa Government Investigates ‘Marriage’ Between 4-Year-Old And 54-Year-Old Man Gunmen Abduct … Read more
The EFCC has released Doyin Okupe after his arrest at the Lagos airport. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has freed the immediate past director general of the Labour Party presidential campaign council, Doyin Okupe. EDITOR’S PICKS Why Our Operatives Arrested Doyin Okupe – DSS Skiing Goes Wrong As … Read more