The Action Congress of Nigeria today asked President Goodluck Jonathan to fire his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe, hand him over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for immediate prosecution and in addition apologise to Nigerians for appointing a person with an alleged criminal past as the Nation’s Public Affairs Spokesperson.

In a statement issued on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the Jonathan administration in its desperation to employ an “attack dog” to spearhead its onslaught against the opposition parties and other vocal opponents ended up outsourcing the very crucial and strategic position of projecting the public image and reputation of Nigeria to a person with no public reputation and a past steeped in corruption.

According to an online report, Dr Doyin Okupe, the newly appointed Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs is on the list of those being investigated by Nigeria’s anti-corruption body, the EFCC on account of a contract running into hundreds of millions of Naira obtained from the Benue State Governor while serving under President Obasanjo in a similar capacity as the chief spokesperson of that administration.

Rather than execute the project, the online report further claimed Dr. Okupe bolted with the over N200,000,000 (two hundred million Naira only) mobilization money, which he is believed to have invested in his ill-fated political ambition.

That President Goodluck Jonathan went ahead to appoint Dr Okupe as Public Affairs Specialist for the administration and by extension Nigeria despite his criminal background should not come as a surprise to any close observer of this administration as it only confirms the fatal attraction President Jonathan has for appointing or retaining tainted and damaged persons with shoddy pasts or questionable character to serve in his Government the party said.

According to the party, the revelation that Dr Okupe was appointed as the spokesperson of the FG while still under investigation and yet to answer charges bordering on criminal conversion of state funds definitely flies in the face of the rhetorics of this Government that fighting corruption is one of its cardinal goals and also an insult to the collective integrity of Nigerians especially given the cloudy circumstances under which Dr Okupe was relieved of a similar position by President Olusegun Obasanjo.

“The ill informed decision of President Jonathan to appoint as his chief image maker, a person who needs to be publicly prosecuted for alleged crime has once again confirmed that the Jonathan Government is deeply troubled about its public image and perception as a rudderless Government that is lost at sea with no compass. However President Jonathan is advised that no amount of spin done by one thousand spin doctors like Dr Doyin and his co-travellers will rescue the Government from public odium. Only performance and delivery, respect for the rule of law and the rights of Nigerians will change the perception”.

‘That a President of a country will approve the appointment of someone under criminal investigation to interface with the public on behalf of the Nigeria Government ridicules the Nigerian people.

The Action Congress of Nigeria therefore calls on President Jonathan today to fire Dr Doyin Okupe immediately, allow the EFCC to prosecute him [/b]and offer Nigerians an unpreserved apology for appointing someone who needs to be publicly prosecuted for alleged crime to interface with and on their behalf. The party simultaneously calls on Dr Doyin Okupe to immediately resign his appointment and defend himself against the alleged criminal charges.

[b]However in the event that none of these three things takes place in the next few days then Nigerians must come to terms with the fact that they are at the mercy of an insular Government that is comfortable in the company of fraudsters, crooks, black mailers and embezzlers, the party warned.

Source:http://saharareporters.com/news-page/acn-jonathan-fire-okupe-and-apologize-nigerians

It appears the attack lion is now in a face off with lion hunters

Τ̲̣̣̥н̣̣̣̝̇̇̇ε̲̣̣̣̥ drama just entered another phase

ACN should also fire Tinubu the criminal as the leader of their party for being the biggest thief in SW. Nonsensea

hmmmm.... the lion and the hunters

Grabbing popcorn while waiting for Okupe to fireback at the Tinubu's Cartel.

Now this stories are becoming nauseating. this are just distractions. can't we talk about something else

maybe something good that makes us happy, united and one. must we keep doing this?

this is witchcraft.

Jesus have mercy.

ACN ll never speak in this manner in matters affecting their interest....shame.. Fear of Okupe is the beginning of .....

Nigerians are tired of Lai Mohammed's antics.How come he did not ask the speaker of Lagos House of assembly to step down and apologise to Lagosian.Afterall the speaker is being prosecuted for fraud.He is fond of just opening his mouth and speak.I think he is suffering from diarhea of the mouth.ACN is as corrupt as the PDP.

meksroland: ACN should also fire Tinubu the criminal as the leader of their party for being the biggest thief in SW. Nonsensea

You are right on point

Billyonaire: Grabbing popcorn while waiting for Okupe to fireback at the Tinubu's Cartel.

trust him to lambast them.the lagos state house of assembly speaker also has a case with efcc in court.as at today his still the speaker of the state house of assembly and has not been impeached or suspended talk about hypocracy

All Okupe has to do is roar & ACN will shut up!

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAARRRR!

Aren't these people afraid of an attack lion!

Are these claims by ACN correct?
If yes then The "Attack Lion" should resign with Immediate effect....
If no, LAI ‎​Άnd Co. Should ßξ silent........

I wonder why people still bother reading politics news...

Gejs government is the worst thing that has ever happened to Nigeria.

Don't get me wrong.. He's not the problem of Nigeria, neither is he the solution. If he can't use his powers, if those militating against his govt are stronger than him, he should either step down or ask for help.

Foolish ACN.They will neva talk abt d big corruption going on in Lagos.Nigerians are getting to know that PDP is beta than u fools.Party with corrupt ppl and without internal democracy.Pot calling Kettle black

Jonathan is the most corrupt president on earth. Do you still wonder why only crooks get along with him?

-He appointed Alamesegha(a shameless world renown fugitive) his campaign manager.

-His wife was caught with 109 million dollars at airport

-He delegates two serving ministers to graced the "thanks giving ceremony" of Bode George(a crook that stole 100billion)

-He romances with Otedolla( oil cabal and crook)

-Appoints Okupe, a man with dirty past to be his image maker.

-High Chief Raymond Dokpesi is a confirmed terrorist which was later sanctified and became chairman media campaign of GEJ

SSA it is now Time 2 work

this attack lion is really hitting hard on the opposition. Why are they scared of him?
When I saw criminal past, I felt Okupe had been convicted of a crime in the past. But when I read down the line, I just found out it was mere investigation. Somebody should remind these Tinubu boys that investigation is not indictment and cannot provide sufficient grounds for the sack of a govt appointee. If investigation were to be indictment, then it means that Tinubu should be the first to be barred from participating in partisan politics. EFCC has previously investigated Tinubu and even included his name in the 2007 indictment list.
Thatnothwitstanding, Tinubu has been investigated for his assets and was arraigned recently on account of his alleged crime. These ACN goons should call Tinubu to order first before asking for the speck in Okupe's eyes.

You can never fire an attack lion because if you do it may either bite you or kill you

Pls is d party ACN formd during gejas administratn? Hw com they hv nt bn critisizin durin objes tyn,hypocrits!

What x do u expect, pdp is a party with quesitionable people, attack Dog na your turn 2 talk o, atlease newpaper don hammer with una dramer. Fire down, we are waitin i no say u nor go carry last.

meksroland: ACN should also fire Tinubu the criminal as the leader of their party for being the biggest thief in SW. Nonsensea

Nigerians' definition of a thief na person wey dem catch stealing. For the fact he has not been caught you can't call him a thief but a rascal

pembisco: Pls is d party ACN formd during gejas administratn? Hw com they hv nt bn critisizin durin objes tyn,hypocrits!

The core of ACN has been around in different forms since 1999. During OBJ's regime, OBJ and Tinubu's face offs were widely reported (Tinubu is the driving force of ACN).

See people wey dey talk. ACN Lagos speaker has been involved in billions scandal yet he never resign.
Everybody knows Baba Tinubu's criminal past right from his Toronto academic credentials to his Foriegn accounts where he stashes the billions he steals monthly from generating revenue for Lagos. What more. These guys are just clowns. Who dey wan deceive?

this is a big slap to d nigerian citizens

ACN is the only party that can handle Nigeria this time around i bliv so

Hunter becomes Hunted...it should nt surprise ACN that u can only be Politicall appointed in Nigeria if u are a Crook n Thief.

Tayo114: ACN is the only party that can handle Nigeria this time around i bliv so

GOD FORBID BAD THING. Back to sender!

Who is not corrupt in this country apart from Searay? I know you, yes you are corrupt in the making, it's only that you don't have the opportunity yet.

musKeeto: I wonder why people still bother reading politics news...

Gejs government is the worst thing that has ever happened to Nigeria.

Don't get me wrong.. He's not the problem of Nigeria, neither is he the solution. If he can't use his powers, if those militating against his govt are stronger than him, he should either step down or ask for help.

am sorry for you.please wake up

Rhino.5dm:
Jonathan is the most corrupt president on earth. Do you still wonder why only crooks get along with him?

-He appointed Alamesegha(a shameless world renown fugitive) his campaign manager.

-His wife was caught with 109 million dollars at airport

-He delegates two serving ministers to graced the "thanks giving ceremony" of Bode George(a crook that stole 100billion)

-He romances with Otedolla( oil cabal and crook)

-Appoints Okupe, a man with dirty past to be his image maker.

-High Chief Raymond Dokpesi is a confirmed terrorist which was later sanctified and became chairman media campaign of GEJ

Pls GEJ help this boy, frustration is killing him.