City, Nigeria – Gist don dey turn sour as Paystack co-founder, Ezra Olubi, don hear say emir don sack am from di company wey he co-founded. Di matter wey take place for Saturday, 22 November 2025, come after old tweets from im past come back like bad belle for social media.
For statement wey Paystack release, dem explain say di tweets wey don show up dey cause serious reputational wahala for di company. Dey talk am say im tweets dey clash with di company values and standards, and dat be why dem sharp-sharp sack am.
Di company sef don tell us say dem dey follow due process to handle di termination, but dem say since di fresh allegations don dey wahala, dem still dey carry out independent investigation to find out wetin really happen concerning workplace misconduct. This one no suppose affect di outcome of di investigation wey dem dey carry out.
Ezra no just sit down dey look, im come respond for blog post where he dey gist di beta people. E explain how tori take reach am and how dem no give am chance to defend himself before dem fire am. E talk say, “On di Saturday, dem come tell me say I don dey terminated. Dis decision come before dem fit finish di investigation, and I no even get chance to explain my own side of di matter.” (E be like say dem no wan hear wetin him get to talk o!)
Di tweet wahala come start as one of im ex-partners come expose am for online, alleging abusive behavior. Na so dem start dey dig waka into him past tweets wey show some not-so-cool comments about women and young girls. (E be like say na Twitter account dey cause gbege for am).
As di investigation don dey go, Olubi come decide say im go keep silent make di matter gather no be small pull, expecting say di investigation go be fair. But alas! All those wicked past tweets don scatter di whole matter for am.
Ezra, wey carry di title of Chief Technical Officer for Paystack, consider dis matter serious, talk say im legal team dey check di process wey lead to im sack. He express say dem go run am well according to wetin dem feel is right. No wahala! (Law don dey enter di matter!)
Ezra Olubi na expert for software development, technology consultancy, and e don contribute plenty to di fintech space wey don grow for Nigeria. E and Shola Akinlade start Paystack for 2016, dem no fit imagine say dis kind kasala go land dem for trouble after Stripe buy dem for $200 million in 2021. Now di whole attention don shift to di need for accountability and proper governance wey many people don dey demand since di tech industry don dey face serious wahala.
As di matter dey unfold, we go dey watch how e go play out and wetin di board of directors go respond. One tin wey clear be say, dem go need to tighten di screws on workplace policies and don’t forget say na people dey run di business at di end of di day! Keep your ears open and we go bring di latest update for dis ongoing saga. (E don turn to tori for cinema perfectly!)
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