Former Presidential Spokesman Doyin Okupe Is Dead

A former presidential aide Doyin Okupe is dead. He was 72.

Family sources confirmed his death Okupe died in the early hours of Friday. He hailed from Ogun State.

In his tribute to the late Okupe, the Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun described the medical doctor’s death as a “personl loss”.

“Receiving the news of the passing of my elder brother, Dr. Doyin Okupe has left me with a profound sense of personal loss, especially coming so soon after the transition of the Alaperu of Iperu Remo, Oba Adeleke Idowu-Basibo Without a doubt, Dr. Okupe’s departure leaves a void that will not be easily filled,” the governor said in a statement.

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