Peter Obi has mourned the passing away of Doyin Okupe.
Epe Insights had reported earlier that Doyin Okupe, a Nigerian politician and medical doctor, who once served as a presidential aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, died at age 72.
A report filed by Sahara Reporters quoted family sources to have said that Okupe died after he had been seriously ill for several weeks.
According to the report, Okupe’s health got worse recently, causing worry among his family and supporters before he died.
It was gathered that Doyin Okupe died from cancer after a long battle with the disease. In October 2023, Okupe was hospitalised with prostate cancer and went to Israel for treatment, but his condition didn’t improve as hoped.
Okupe was first diagnosed with prostate cancer 16 years ago and later developed another type of cancer (sarcoma) in his right shoulder.
Reacting to Okupe’s death in a condolence message published on the micro-blogging site, X formerly known as Twitter, Peter Obi said the late politician was “an active figure in the nation’s political space and a man who desired a better Nigeria.”
Obi said: “With great sadness this morning, I received the shocking news of the death of my dear elder brother, Dr. Doyin Okupe. On behalf of the family and the Obidient family, I sincerely mourn his passing.
“Dr. Okupe was an active figure in the nation’s political space and a man who desired a better Nigeria.
“His death is a profound loss – not only to his family and loved ones but to all of us.
“I would therefore like to urge members of the Obidient Movement and other groups to pray for the eternal repose of Dr. Okupe’s soul and to remember his family during these trying times.
“May God Almighty, who called him home, grant him eternal rest and grant his family, and all of us, the fortitude to bear this sad and irreplaceable loss.
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