Dr Adedoyin Ajibike Okupe, better known as Dr. Doyin Okupe, a prominent Nigerian physician, politician, and former Presidential Spokesperson, has died.
He passed away at the age of 72.
According to sources close to the family, Dr. Okupe had been critically ill in the weeks leading up to his demise.
His health had reportedly deteriorated significantly, prompting concern among his loved ones and supporters.
Sahara Reporters confirmed that his death was linked to cancer, marking the end of a long struggle with the illness.
Sahara Reporters had in October 2023 reported that Okupe was hospitalized with prostate cancer and was flown to Israel for treatment.
However, it was learnt that his condition did not improve as he and his family expected.
Okupe was first diagnosed with prostate cancer 16 years ago and later developed sarcoma in his right shoulder.
He co-founded Royal Cross Medical Centre and was the National Publicity Secretary of National Republican Convention (NRC). He was once detained under General Sani Abacha’s regime and subsequently disqualified from participating in the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) primaries. Later, he was a governorship aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State.
Okupe was Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Olusegun Obasanjo and Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan.
Okupe joined the Labour Party ahead of the 2023 elections and stood in as the running mate and Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party until a substantive candidate was picked. He later served as the Director general of the Peter Obi-Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed Presidential campaign before his resignation following a court indictment over corruption.
Dr Okupe last year decamped from Labour Party to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
