Nigerian businessman Obinna Iyiegbu reportedly deleted City Boy Movement posts from Instagram amid backlash over his support for President Bola Tinubu.
Obinna Iyiegbu reportedly removed posts linked to the City Boy Movement from his Instagram page after criticism from Nigerians online.
The businessman recently became the South-East Coordinator of the pro-Tinubu political group supporting President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Supporters defended his decision, saying political association is his personal right and part of democratic freedom.
Nigerian businessman and socialite Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has reportedly removed posts linked to the City Boy Movement from his Instagram page following criticism over his support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The development comes weeks after Obi Cubana was announced as the South-East Coordinator of the pro-Tinubu political support group.
Checks on his Instagram page reportedly showed that several posts associated with the movement were no longer visible, although the businessman has not issued any official statement regarding the alleged deletion as of the time of filing this report.
The Appointment: Seyi Tinubu (left), patron of the City Boy Movement, presents the appointment letter to Obi Cubana (right), marking his short-lived public debut as the group’s South-East leader
The City Boy Movement is known as a youth-focused political advocacy platform created to promote President Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda.” The group has organised rallies, campus tours, empowerment programmes, food drives and distribution of relief materials in different parts of Nigeria.
Obi Cubana’s appointment into the movement generated mixed reactions online, especially among some Nigerians from the South-East who expected him to remain politically neutral or align differently after the 2023 presidenti
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