Doyin Okupe, former presidential spokesperson to ex-Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, will be buried in his hometown, Iperu-Remo, Ogun State, on March 28, 2025.

This was contained in an obituary cited by PUNCH Online on Wednesday.

According to the notice, burial rites will begin on Saturday, March 22, with a commendation service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of David, Abuja.

On Thursday, March 27, a Service of Songs and a Day of Tributes will be held at Trinity House, by Water Corporation Drive, off Ligali Ayorinde Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, at 11am.

This will be followed by a wake at Agbonmagbe Castle, Sagamu-Iperu Road, Ogun State, at 4pm.

Lying in state will take place on Friday, March 28, at Agbonmagbe Castle, Sagamu-Iperu Road, Ogun State, at 9:30am.

The burial service is scheduled for the same day at Methodist Church, Akesan Road, Iperu-Remo, Ogun State, at 10am.

Interment will hold thereafter.

He served as Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Olusegun Obasanjo and later as Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan.

He also held the position of Director-General for Peter Obi?s 2023 presidential campaign.

In December 2022, Okupe stepped down from Obi?s campaign after being convicted of violating certain provisions of the Money Laundering Act.

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, who presided over the case, found him guilty of contravening Sections 16(1) and (2) of the Act by accepting cash payments exceeding the legal threshold without passing through a financial institution.

Following the fallout of the 2023 general elections, Okupe resigned from the Labour Party and became a vocal supporter of President Bola Tinubu?s administration, frequently engaging in political debates and commentary.

Beyond politics, he was a physician and co-founder of Royal Cross Medical Centre.

He also served as the National Publicity Secretary of the National Republican Convention and was a former governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State. (The PUNCH)

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