Onigbinde, director and co-founder of
BudgIT, has been appointed by the federal
government as a technical adviser at ministry
of budget and national planning.
The data analyst, who often criticised the
current administration, disclosed this through his
Medium account as his Twitter account is
deactivated.

“Friends, I have accepted to take up an
advisory role underwritten by an international
development agency for an initial period of six
months . I believe that to guard the reputation
of BudgIT, I need to take an operational break
and make my new position public,” he wrote.

“In a technical advisory role, I shall be
supporting the Minister of State for Budget and
National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, along the
issues of budget reform, development planning,
and revenue growth.

“It is similar to a task Joseph Agunbiade (my
BudgIT co-founder) and I worked on in 2013–
14, under the DFID-FEPAR program for the
National Assembly Budget and Research
Office.”

Onigbinde’s appointment has generated mixed
reactions from Nigerians on Twitter.

Joe Abah, director of DAI Nigeria, an
international development firm implementing
programmes on governance in more than 100
countries worldwide, commended the
appointment.

“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,” he tweeted.

But some Twitter users reacted negatively to
the appointment, saying such was not expected
of the BudgIT co-founder.

“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,” a user
tweeted.

Oga So why deleting your account
When corruption favours you don't shout Grace

Lol sycophants everywhere. Smh