Doyin Okupe

Doyin Okupe Basic Information

Stage Name:	Doyin Okupe
Real Name:	Adedoyin Ajibike Okupe
Occupation:	Physician and Politician
Date Of Birth/Age:	22 March 1952 (72) Years Old
Place of Birth:	Iperu, Ogun State, Nigeria
Gender:	Male
Nationality:	Nigerian
Marital Status:	Married
Education:	St. Jude’s School, Ebute Metta, Lagos Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos University of Ibadan, Oyo
Height:	1.8 m
Net Worth:	$5M

Doyin Okupe Biography

Dr. Doyin Okupe, also known as Adedoyin Ajibike Okupe, was a Nigerian doctor and politician who co-founded Royal Cross Medical Center and served as the National Publicity Secretary of the National Republican Convention. He was born on March 22, 1952. (NRC). He was detained by General Sani Abacha and later barred from running in the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) primaries.

Later, he ran for governor of Ogun State as a candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In addition, Okupe served as President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity and President Goodluck Jonathan’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs.

Political Career

Okupe was a National Party of Nigeria (NPN) House of Representatives candidate in the 1983 Nigerian parliamentary election during the Second Nigerian Republic. Okupe was appointed National Publicity Secretary of the National Republican Convention during the Third Nigerian Republic (NRC). He was one of the NRC delegates who witnessed the collation of the 1993 Nigerian presidential election results at the National Electoral Commission’s headquarters (NEC).

Okupe was named Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Olusegun Obasanjo at the start of the Fourth Nigerian Republic. Later, in 2002, he was a significant contender in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries in Ogun State alongside Gbenga Daniel. Okupe was appointed President Goodluck Jonathan’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs in 2012. Okupe served as a publicist for several PDP presidential candidates in Nigeria, including President Olusegun Obasanjo, President Goodluck Jonathan, Bukola Saraki, and Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

He later rejoined the PDP and became a spokesman for the Presidential Campaign Organization of Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2019 Nigerian election. Okupe joined the Labour Party ahead of the 2023 Nigerian general election and served as the party’s running partner and vice presidential candidate until a substantive candidate was chosen.

Tribe

Born in Oyo State, Nigeria, Mr. Okupe is a Yoruba man. The Yoruba people are a West African ethnic group that predominately inhabits Nigeria, Benin, and Togo regions.

Family

Children

Doyin is blessed with two children: Ditan and Bolu Okupe. Personal information on Ditan is not available to the public. However, Bolu made headlines for his sexual orientation. Activist for LGBTQ rights and model Bolu Okupe was born in Nigeria on January 20, 1994. He came out as gay on January 20, 2021, in a personal Instagram post. Since then, homophobic Nigerians have reacted negatively to him on numerous occasions. He said he came out as gay around ten in an interview. Aside from that, he disclosed his future intentions to have his children.

Wife

Aduralere Okupe is wed to Doyin Okupe. On April 23, 2020, it was discovered that Okupe and his wife, Aduralere, tested positive for COVID-19; however, they have since recovered. About his wife, nothing else is known.

Parents

Nigerian parents gave birth to Doyin Okupe. Matthew Adekoua Okupe, a former banker at Agbonmage Bank, is his father’s name. His mother’s identity is unknown.

Lifestyle

House

Doyin reportedly owns a mansion in Iperu, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Net Worth

Doyin Okupe’s net worth is projected to be $5 million, according to several web sources. Most of his earnings come from his politician and physician profession. He has been in government for several years and has worked with former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan.

Doyin was accused of embezzling 702 million Naira from the $2 billion arms transaction scandal linked to the late Colonel Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser. He was subsequently charged with 59 counts of suspected money laundering and fund diversion in front of a Federal High Court in Abuja.

Cars

Doyin must own a great collection of luxury rides, but nothing about them has been made known to the public.

Contact Details

Doyin Okupe’s personal contact details have not been provided for public consumption.