The Digest:
Paystack has terminated its Co-founder and former CTO, Ezra Olubi, citing “significant negative reputational damage” from resurfaced social media posts as the reason for his dismissal.
- Paystack fired Olubi under contractual rights for reputational harm.
- The termination is separate from an external workplace misconduct probe.
- Olubi claims he was dismissed before the investigation concluded.
- He stated he was not given a hearing or a chance to respond.
- Paystack confirmed all financial obligations to him were met.
- Olubi’s legal team is reviewing the process for policy compliance.
- Resurfaced tweets included explicit remarks about minors and colleagues.
Sources: Techpoint Africa, Paystack Statement
