By Adadareporters
The Labour Party has described Mr Doyin Okupe, its director general, 2023 Presidential Campaign, as a ‘political harlot’.
Recall that Mr Okupe ditched LP on Monday, tagging the party as a ‘special purpose vehicle’.
LP’s spokesman, Obiora Ifoh, said after the general election, a few members of the party had left while many also joined the party.
According to him, LP responding to Okupe ‘wouldn’t have been necessary if Okupe had left quietly or perhaps claimed “personal reasons” for his actions but by way of him demeaning a party believed to have won a majority of votes by Nigerians but was denied victory by the Nigerian system was clearly a mischief carried too far’.
He said, “Okupe is aware that the Labour Party is ideologically rooted in the left of the centre, and he admitted that he has been a rightist and liberal democrat all his entire life; one wonders what he was looking for in a party that is diametrically opposed to his ideological leaning.
“What kind of political harlotry was he exhibiting by finding no qualms in jumping from one party to another with such ease. His exit from the Labour Party is not in any way surprising to us.
“In a true character of traditional politicians who move from place to another, he was in PDP, from PDP to APC and then Labour Party and we won’t be surprised if he goes back to his vomit, and embraces either APC or PDP all over again. It is all about where food is ready.”
LP is an ideological party with a clear-cut ideology which supports equal opportunities and social justice, Ifoh said.
He continued, “LP is specifically not a place for people like Doyin Okupe. Our system in the Labour Party does not support political opportunists. The system will naturally expose such political characters and eject them.
“I ask again, had the Labour Party declared winner of the presidential election, will Okupe remain with the party or jump ship in adherence to his ideological leaning? We must recall that Okupe was forced to abdicate office halfway into the campaign because of the baggage he came with from the other party where he served.
“The courts whipped him into early political menopause, so he really didn’t contribute much to the Labour Party’s success in the 2023 electoral voyage. However, we are glad he acknowledged that we offered him shelter.”
