By Pascal Oparada
Nigerians have criticised the appointment of Seun Onigbinde, believed to be a diehard critic of President Muhamadu Buhari and founder of BudgIT, a civic tech organisation.
Onigbinde was appointed into the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Technical Adviser.
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Nigerians expressed shock that Onigbinde, who spent the better part of the last four years criticising the Muhammadu Buhari administration would accept an appointment from the same the government he vehemently criticised.
Others said he accepted the appointment to fix the very things he criticized.
Many social media users had dug up tweets by Onigbinde in which he called the Buhari government inept and corrupt and advised people not to vote Buhari for a second term.
Seun Onigbinde deleted his Twitter account after getting appointment for Buhari's government.
The same Buhari that we all detest his government.
I am learning a new lesson from this.
"CRITICISE THE GOVT UNTIL THEY APPOINT YOU AND KEEP QUIET"
— Tosin Olugbenga (@TosinOlugbenga) September 13, 2019
This has prompted the BudgIT founder to delete his Twitter account and not before users had grabbed some of his tweets.
Joe Abbah, who got a federal appointment recently, advised people to be careful how they lampoon governments as they may end up serving the same government that talk ill about.
I am pleased that Seun Onigbinde has been given an appointment by the Federal Govt. When I tell young people not to be too extreme, they abuse me as “Fencist.” In 2015, you are all in for Buhari. 2019, you are all in against Buhari. Your country is bigger than Buhari. Think am o.
— Dr. Joe Abah (@DrJoeAbah) September 13, 2019
Onigbinde is yet to publicly comment on the appointment but a document circulation on social media shows he has been appointed into the office of Budget and National Planning.
