Dr. Doyin Okupe Biography
Dr. Doyin Okupe Biography – Dr. Doyin Okupe, born March 22, 1952, is a Nigerian doctor and politician. He helped found Royal Cross Medical Center and served as National Public Relations Secretary for the National Republic Conference (NRC).
Okupe was imprisoned during General Sani Abacha’s regime and barred from contesting elections of the Nigeria United Congress Party (UNCP). Despite these challenges, he ran for governorship with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State.
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- Full name – Dr. Doyin Okupe
- Date Of Birth – March 22, 1952
- Age – 72 years Old
- Birthday place – Ogun State
- Nationality – Nigeria
- State Of Origin – Ogun State
- Occupation – Despite being a doctor, Okupe is deeply involved in party politics and was once the publisher of a health magazine called Life Mirror
- Height – Unknown
- Siblings – Unknown
- Spouse – Okupu is married to Adulare Okupe
- Children – Ditan and Bolu
- Relationship – Married
- Net Worth – Doyin Okupe’s has the estimated Net Worth of $5 million.
Dr. Doyin Okupe Age
Dr. Doyin Okupe, born March 22, 1952, and he is 72 years Old
Dr. Doyin Okupe Family
Okupu is married to Adulare Okupe and they have two children together. Ditan, Bolu
Dr. Doyin Okupe Career
Despite being a doctor, Okupe is deeply involved in party politics and was once the publisher of a health magazine called Life Mirror. He practiced medicine in both government and private hospitals, including St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, before founding the Royal Cross Medical Center in Obalende, Lagos, where he served as Executive Director alongside Dr. Seyi Roberts and Dr. Ladi Okuboyejo.
In a July 2019 interview with The Nation (Nigeria), Olusegun Osoba narrated how Okupe and Dr. Seyi Roberts saved the life of his gatekeeper from a gunshot wound to the head on the night of August 23, 1994.
During the Second Republic of Nigeria, Okupe ran for parliament under the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) during the 1983 Nigerian presidential election. He moved to Nigeria’s Third Republic and assumed the position of National Public Relations Secretary to the National Republic of Congo (NRC).
Okupe was part of the NRC delegation that oversaw the compilation of the results of the 1993 Nigerian presidential election at the headquarters of the National Electoral Commission (NEC). However, in 1996, during the military rule of General Sani Abacha, Okupe was arrested and detained.
Following Abacha’s failed transition program in March 1998, Okupe, along with other politicians, was barred from contesting the elections of the Nigerian United Congress Party (UNCP). At the beginning of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, Okupe was appointed Special Assistant to President Olusegun Obasanjo on Media and Public Relations.
In 2002, he contested for the governorship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, losing heavily to Gbenga Daniel. Later, in 2012, President Good luck Jonathan appointed Okupe as his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs.
Dr. Doyin Okupe Personal Life
During Nigeria’s 2019 election, Okupe endorsed PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar, while his son Ditan expressed support for Muhammadu Buhari.
Okupe and his wife Aduralere tested positive for COVID-19 in April 2020 but recovered in May 2020. In January 2021, his son Bolu Okupe, who lives in Paris, publicly declared his homosexual orientation as sex on Instagram. Both Okupe and Bolu support Peter Obi in the 2023 Nigerian presidential election.
Dr. Doyin Okupe Education
Doyin completed his secondary education at St Jude’s School in Ebute Metta, Lagos, and Igbobi College in Yaba, after which he obtained a bachelor’s degree from the University of Ibadan in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Dr. Doyin Okupe Net Worth
Doyin Okupe’s net worth is estimated at about $5 million.
