April 25, (THEWILL) – A few weeks after Olugbenga Agboola, the CEO and co-founder of one of Nigeria’s largest tech firms, Flutterwave was exposed and accused of insider trading, fraud, impersonation, inappropriate behaviour in the workplace like bullying, intimidation and even going as far as sabotaging efforts made by a former employee of the company to get another job, the circumstances surrounding the exit of his co-founder, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, from the company have been revealed.
It was gathered that Agboola allegedly forced Aboyeji out of the company and locked him out of his company email and slack accounts. Although Aboyeji admitted that at some point he couldn’t gain access to his email and slack accounts, he denied that he was forced out of the company he built, insisting that he resigned on October 12, 2018, two years after he incorporated the company.
When one gets locked out of one’s company email and slack account, it is as good as being sacked. Indeed, Aboyeji alleged that there was bad blood between him and Agboola. He said that Agboola, who has 59 percent controlling shares in the company, did not like the fact that he (Aboyeji) was telling him (Agboola) what to do.
Aboyeji has since moved on and now runs Future Africa, a mission-driven company that raises funds to solve Africa’s biggest challenges. He is the founder and a general partner.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
