I Don Get Sack Unfairly By Paystack – Co-Founder Ezra Olubi

Paystack co-founder and former CTO, Ezra Olubi, don claim say di company sack am unfairly over allegation of sexual misconduct. Di matter burst after one social media post accuse am of abusive behaviour for mid-November, wey cause people dig out old explicit tweets from 2009 to 2013, leading to heavy backlash. Paystack later confirm say dem suspend am and setup independent investigation. But for im blog post titled Terminated, wey e publish on Sunday, 23 November 2025, Olubi talk say di company dismiss am while investigation still dey go on and dem no even give am chance to defend imself. E say di board suspend am, begin independent review, and e keep quiet so e no go interfere because e expect fair and unbiased process.

Olubi talk say di company no give am any hearing or meeting before dem end im contract, something wey e say no follow dia internal policy. E add say im silence during di investigation allow assumptions and wrong interpretations to spread online. According to am, di resurfaced tweets no reflect im real behaviour, as people wey know am professionally sabi say e dey always respect people dignity and safety. E talk say im legal team go explore next steps. Di allegation start after one person wey get previous relationship with Olubi post personal complaints online, leading to renewed scrutiny of old tweets. Olubi don deactivate im X account. Paystack, founded in 2015 by Olubi and Shola Akinlade, be one of Africa top payment companies, first Nigerian startup for Y Combinator in 2016, and Stripe acquire am for over $200 million in 2020.