Seun Onigbinde, the founder of BudgIT, has stated that he does not feel obligated to explain his decision to delete earlier social media posts that criticised Peter Obi’s performance during his tenure as the governor of Anambra State.
Gatekeepers News reports that recently, social media users have pointed to Onigbinde’s old tweets, some dating back to 2015, where he expressed strong disapproval of Obi’s governance. Following this, critics of Obi have been sharing screenshots of Onigbinde’s past criticisms, highlighting the contrast between those comments and Onigbinde’s later endorsement of Obi for the presidency.
Onigbinde explained that he decided to “protect my tweets following a coordinated wave of falsehoods, personal insults, and even curses directed at me.
“Sadly, the nature of discourse on social media—especially Twitter (X)—often swings in a binary fashion: ‘you’re either with us or against us.’ But it doesn’t have to be that way.
“To those suggesting I’ve been deleting tweets, I simply say this: I don’t owe you that explanation, nor do I have the time or interest to engage in such distractions. This space has always been, for me, a place to share, learn, and unwind.
“If I find a tweet that lacks context or no longer serves clarity, I’m happy to remove it. That doesn’t change my lifelong commitment to public accountability—a principle I believe remains one of the strongest levers for a better society.”
Onigbinde lamented that X has sadly become a poisoned well, where anonymity, monetized virality, and troll farms work together to tear down honest voices and raise toxicity.
“My hope for younger Nigerians is to resist the harmful stereotypes that shrink their worldview and undermine their potential. I have been shaped by friendships and support from people across faiths, races, and genders,” he said.
“What I long for is a civic culture where people respect differing views, hold government accountable through facts and data, and collectively build a country where everyone can thrive.
“If you don’t follow my work in BudgIT, Tracka, or Ogbomoso but choose to show up with vile commentary, chances are you’ve already been muted or blocked. These are not acts of malice—they’re simply boundaries.”
