A former presidential spokesman Doyin Okupe has formally withdrawn as the vice-presidential candidate to Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).

The party said it would announce a substantive running mate soon.

Doyin Okupe announced this in a post on his Twitter page yesterday.

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According to the former Special Assistant to President Olusegun Obasanjo and Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan, he has submitted his withdrawal letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Okupe wrote: “This afternoon, I submitted my withdrawal letter from the position of the Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party to INEC.

“A replacement will be announced by the national chairman of the party shortly. I feel greatly blessed to have been part of the foundation of success for the Labour Party.”