- Safiu Kehinde
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Jesutega Onokpasa, is dead.
This was disclosed in post shared on X by popular APC loyalist, Okezie Atani.
While his demise is yet to be officially confirmed, Onokpasa reportedly passed away on Tuesday under a yet-to-be disclosed circumstances
The lawyer and prominent political commentator was a member of the APC’s 2023 Presidential Campaign Council where he served under the Publicity Committee.
He however gained national attention through spat with Arise TV’s presenter, Oseni Rufai, during an interview few months after the 2023 Presidential election.
While he had maintained his support for President Bola Tinubu with regular appearances on television stations to defend his administration, Onopkasa had however in a recent interview publicly declared that he would no longer support Tinubu in the 2027 elections on account of the worsening insecurity and economic hardship.
He also accused the President of disregarding loyal party supporters for those who stood against the party in the build up to the 2023 elections.