APC, PDP dead, belong to graveyard - Doyin Okupe

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- Doyin Okupe, a chieftain of Accord Party, has spoken on the position of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria

- Okupe, the former senior special assistant on public affairs to former president Goodluck Jonathan, said APC and PDP are in extinction

- The former presidential spokesperson said the parties cannot produce anything good for the country

Doyin Okupe, the former senior special assistant on public affairs to former president Goodluck Jonathan, described the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party as “dead parties that belong to the graveyard”.

Daily Sun reports that Okupe, a chieftain of Accord Party (AP), on Tuesday, November 7, said the party remained the only option for Nigerians to escape the current economic downturn and political lopsidedness.

NAIJ.com gathered that he made this known in Ilaro, Yewa south local government area of Ogun state.

He said Nigerians have found “a better alternative” in AP because it is “capable of leading Nigerians to the "Promised Land.”

"Those who are still joining PDP, APC are like those who visited the graveyard in search of Jesus Christ. Jesus had risen from the dead.

"PDP and APC belong to the graveyard. They cannot produce anything good for the country," he said.

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The former presidential spokesperson added that the party will provide a veritable platform for the youth to contest and win political offices in the country.

He said: "They do not need to have experiences, it is not important. There are life coaches, there are elderly and experienced men in Accord Party who are willing to serve by using the huge experiences in life and politics to assist the upcoming Nigerians."

Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that Okupe said on Thursday, October 5, that the Accord Party is Nigeria’s only hope for political development.

He stated this In Ibadan, Oyo state, while addressing the party’s delegates at the 2017 southwest stakeholders’ summit held at the Olubadan Stadium complex, NTC Road, Iyaganku, Ibadan.

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