Nigerians on Twitter have reacted to the decision of BudgIT co-founder, Seun Onigbinde, to resign as technical adviser to the minister of state for budget and national planning, Igbere TV reports.Mr Onigbinde made the announcement on Monday in an article sighted by Igbere TV on his official Twitter handle.News of Mr Onigbinde’s appointment as technical adviser (budget and planning) under the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning broke on Friday.
The BudgIT boss, known to have been vocal in his criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, came under intense attack on social media for accepting the appointment.
In a tweet on Saturday, Onigbinde said those who follow him know that he sometimes takes time off social media to “declutter and focus.”
He added that he expected to face criticisms but did not know it would be Friday.
