Buhari’s critic, Seun Onigbinde, gets government appointment

Oluseun Onigbinde of BudgIT

Co-founder and chief executive officer of BudgIT, a budget watchdog, Oluseun Onigbinde, has been appointed into the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

News of Mr Onigbinde’s appointment as technical adviser (budget and planning) under the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning broke on Friday.

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Onigbinde is known to have been vocal in his criticism of Buhari’s administration.

In 2014, Onigbinde made the list of finalists for the Young Business Leader of the Year Award of CNBC Africa.

Others who made the list included Seth Akumani (Ghana) and Christian Ngan (Cameroon).