Questions around fairness and due process have surrounded the sudden dismissal of Ezra Olubi, the co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer of Paystack. His reaction came through a personal blog post where he addressed both the company’s decision and the public conversation surrounding him.
Attention had already shifted toward him weeks earlier when a former partner shared personal accusations online. That post triggered a renewed interest in several explicit tweets he wrote between 2009 and 2013, which many online users circulated widely and criticised heavily.
Amid the growing uproar, Paystack announced that it had suspended Olubi and launched what it described as an independent investigation. He says he chose to remain quiet once the process began, believing that the company intended to conduct a thorough and unbiased review.
Events, however, unfolded differently from what he anticipated. According to Olubi, his contract was terminated before he was invited to a meeting, given a chance to speak, or allowed to respond to the allegations—an action he believes undermined both the terms of his suspension and internal company procedures.
Despite the backlash over the resurfaced tweets, Olubi maintains that those posts do not reflect his values or his conduct. He insists that people who know him personally or professionally can attest to the respect and responsibility with which he has always carried himself.
With his role at Paystack now ended, Olubi says his legal team is considering possible options moving forward. The company he helped build in 2015, alongside Shola Akinlade, remains one of Africa’s major fintech successes, celebrated for joining Y Combinator in 2016 and later being acquired by Stripe for over $200 million.
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