Tech founder and entrepreneur, Iyin Aboyeji, was chewed and spat out by a baying Twitter Nigeria mob on Tuesday, following his alliance with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Sen Bola Tinubu.
The Quest Times reports that the Andela and Flutterwave Co-founder made a presentation for Tinubu’s Tech Policy when the APC flag bearer met with the Business community and Organised Private Sector in Lagos on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.
A photo post captioned: “Amazing presentation on Asiwaju’s Tech policy by Iyin Aboyeji” by APC member Segun Dada on Twitter, (DOlusegun) showed Aboyeji delivering a speech.
It was all Twitter’s tech savvy Nigerians needed to go bonkers.
In reaction to the post, Twitter users reacted with diverse positions, with some questioning why Tinubu wasn’t delivering his policy speech himself as the presidential candidate, while some took the opportunity to bash Iyin Aboyeji for choosing to work with Tinubu and the APC.
Here are some reactions gathered by The Quest Times;
@FS_Yusuf_ : Na Tinubu wan be president but na Iyin dey present the “Tech blueprint”. If God nor punish una for this country, nothing else go punish una
@_weyimi: In iyin, we trust to support buhari and now tinubu. Anything to keep the pocket fat, he will do it. Nothing new to see here, just another guy fighting for himself and sending others to be damned because why not?!
@JajaPhD: But, why was Iyin presenting BAT’s tech policy? I don’t understand. No be candidate suppose present him own policy?
@SplitJones: Iyin who championed 3rd force last election is now working for the evil APC party marketing Tinubu. Not really surprised, he will sell his soul for access to power. Nothing new.
@makispoke: Iyin will support Tinubu, help get him elected and will come back on here (with his actual account, if it still exists) and will call all of you a bunch of naive idiots and a lot of you that are sycophants for rich men will still call him “egbon” and beg for a crumb of..
@IamTheIroko: Why was Iyin presenting Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tech policy? Bola Ahmed Tinubu is showing all the signs of a man who isn’t up to the task yet people are still campaigning for this mannequin…
@crownbeetalks: Y’all surprised to see Iyin the “Little pocket of genoc¡de” supporting Amoda Ogunlere? Please who do you want him to support? Person wey support Buhari that year? Seeing him support Tinubu no even freak me. Na brand exchange.
@Benking452: This is the first time in my whole life I’m seeing a candidate of any position present his Manifesto through proxies.Tinubu is the greatest inventor of our time. Won’t blame Iyin Aboyeji cos if you pay me well, I will fizzle out my time to come do presentations on your behalf.
@BrosSmith: Lol, said for some time now that any position Iyin takes on any matter, the diametric opposite is the correct position to take.
@sholsss: People saying Iyin is trying to serve in a capacity where his influence will be felt still don’t know Nigerian career politicians. They way Lagos is treating tech & its people should be your first reference point. You people will learn hard lessons don’t worry.