Seun Onigbinde, co-founder of BudgIT, a civic group committed to government financial transparency, announced his resignation of his government appointment on Monday.
Onigbinde had last week announced his decision to accept the position of Technical Adviser to the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning. However, many Nigerians on social media, as well as some of Buhari’s supporters criticised the appointment. Bowing to pressure, Onigbinde turned in his resignation.
According to a letter captioned “An Update to my Recent Appointment”, Onigbinde wrote:
“Kindly recall that I sent out a note recently on my interest to seek new experiences and that I would be working as a Technical Adviser to the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning for a short period.
“It is clear that recent media reports about my appointment have created a complex narrative, which I believe would engender an atmosphere of mistrust, as I planned to proceed.
“Upon further reflections on the furore that has been generated by my new role as the Technical Adviser to the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, I humbly resign the appointment.”