I did not betray Peter Obi, he was the one who betrayed Atiku —Okupe

Former Director-General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign in the 2023 presidential election, Doyin Okupe, has responded to accusations by supporters of Peter Obi generally known as Obidients, that he betrayed his principal before and after the election.
Okupe who opened up in an interview on Thursday, said rather than be called a traitor, it was actually Obi who betrayed Atiku Abubakar after he dumped the Peoples Democratic Party candidate whom he was a running mate to in the 2019 presidential election.
In the interview, Okupe narrated how he convinced Obi to dump the PDP when he realised the opposition party won’t give him its presidential ticket and decided to support Obi’s presidential ambition after his discussion with elder statesman, Pa Ayo Adebanjo in 2022.
He also confessed that there was no way the Labour Party could have won the presidential election in 2023 as the party lacked the capacity to win a national election.
The former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan however, made a shocking revelation that the Labour Party, like other parties, also rigged the 2023 election but could still not win.
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Responding to the allegations of betraying Obi, Okupe said:
“Atiku brought Peter Obi into national politics and he went ahead to betray him due to his personal interests. What joined Peter Obi and I was to stop another Northern candidate from replacing Buhari.
“I have been around since 1978, my political journey is not tied to Peter Obi and I can say my truth,” he quipped.
Going further, he said:
“We didn’t have the structure to win a national election, neither did we have agents in about 80% of the polling unit, how can we win an election that way, Tinubu clearly won the 2023 Elections, every party rigged including Labour Party
“Our initial ambition and main reason for leaving the PDP was for a Southerner and Tinubu has won and I’m very happy.
“Talking about betrayal, I didn’t betray Peter Obi, it is Peter Obi who betrayed Atiku Abubakar who was his master”, he said.
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