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Sega takes break after getting attacked for soliciting funds for Atiku
A human rights activist, Segun Awosanya (aka Sega), has come under fire for sharing a GoFundMe account link to support the legal battle of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
Atiku has declared that he is heading to court to challenge the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 election and some of his supporters had opened a GoFundMe account to raise money to support him.
The activist took to his Twitter page on Wednesday to tweet the GoFundMe link urging Nigerians to contribute money to support Atiku.
Here is the official GoFundMe link for people interested in supporting the defense of HE @atiku’s mandate in a credible Court of Law. You can donate here?? https://t.co/vwUrEAipop
— SEGA L’évellieur®? (@segalink) March 6, 2019
While some Nigerians, especially known APC supporters on Twitter, attacked Sega over the tweet, alleging that the fundraising move is a fraud some stood up in Sega’s defence saying the activist has done no wrong. They claimed he did same for some presidential candidates prior to the election.
Meanwhile, in his reaction to the numerous attacks on his person, Sega said he didn’t create the fundraising account but only donated to it and shared the link to show his support for the idea.
I did not create it please. I merely support the rationale behind it & choose to donate to it. I have no running GoFundMe account linked to my name or brand. Please correct this perception and ask why there’s confusion in their camp because of one man. https://t.co/sJZfGLMLfW
— SEGA L’évellieur®? (@segalink) March 6, 2019
Sega is famous for championing the #EndSARS campaign on and off social media against the brutality of Nigerian youths by the police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). In collaboration with civil society groups like Gavel, Sega has been standing up for Nigerians and helping them get justice whenever they are oppressed by the police.
He has, however, vowed not to intervene in any case of police brutality till March 20 over the social media attacks on his personality.
Let’s have a Week break. Next time you need intervention, call a Buharist for a Change. Let’s see how much the BMC care about humanity. You have the handles of the blackmailers, contact them for the next one week. We’ll be reading your progress. – Management pic.twitter.com/oCMOC8eOzB
— SEGA L’évellieur®? (@segalink) March 6, 2019
See the tweets:
Because a lot of people have been impoverished and have lost the capacity to feel the pains of the collective enough to appreciate causes, they don’t know the social impact of raising funds. It is not that the people involved are poor. They mostly could’ve funded it. #Ownership https://t.co/eHLj5cHNm4
— SEGA L’évellieur®? (@segalink) March 6, 2019
I supported GoFundMe for virtually all the new candidates amidst the elitists. From Moghalu, Fela, Sowore, Oby to BankyW. The tweets are there. But because this one is a threat to their demigod, they put all their online almajiris on attack mode. You will all die hating.#Failures
— SEGA L’évellieur®? (@segalink) March 6, 2019
Sega has found a new way to defraud his minions ba? Issokay, we will be here to troll and laugh at them when the expected kasala burst… ??? https://t.co/4PTxP9ZXpm
— The Godfather (@Ayourb) March 6, 2019
Guess GoFundMe is another phase of the PDP Dubai strategy which is being executed today by Sega fraud. @jeffphilips1 predicted right.
Atiku have been defrauding us since he was a custom officer till date.
Beware of this Bambiala @gofundme by Sega fraud! pic.twitter.com/E9QP9E8y1M
— Michael Akanji (@mickiebrownkie) March 6, 2019
This Fraudulent Lilliputian midget, @segalink, is out to scam you people again.
A Gofundme link for Atiku???
Donate at your own risk but don’t come here to rant when your eyes clear.
A word is enough. pic.twitter.com/f1PvdFiQuM
— Adebayo Bankole Akintunde (@AdeBanqie) March 6, 2019
So Segalink is a fraud because he shared a GoFundme link created by a “Support Group for Atiku” I am not even sure he belongs to?
Despite providing clarity on what the crowdfunding represents, you sons and daughters of perdition went ahead to trend Sega is fraud? lewl. Ingrates
— Kelvin Odanz (@MrOdanz) March 6, 2019
I do not believe that @segalink intended to derive any personal financial benefit from supporting a GoFundMe account that he said he didn’t even create. It appears that he was mistaken that it was an official GoFundMe account. We all make mistakes. It doesn’t make us fraudsters.
— Dr. Joe Abah (@DrJoeAbah) March 6, 2019
The people criticizing @segalink for championing the cause of recovering the mandade failed to question Tinubu for bring loads of money in bullion vans on the eve of election questioned.. Buhari is your problem not SEGA
— Eniola Daniel (@BachelorEniola) March 6, 2019
I saw Sega trending coz he supported and shared GoFundme Acct link for Atiku. All this guys accusing him forgot that the same @segalink supported and shared GoFundme Acct for @YeleSowore @MoghaluKingsley and other candidates. I wonder why some people reason from their anus.
— Black J? (@AkinnubiOmotola) March 6, 2019
We have caught a thief trying to defraud the innocent public via GoFundMe ..SEGA is a THIEF! OLE!! ONYE OSHI!!! EFCC ???
Everybody want to make money through Atiku predicament…Chai! Atiku is really an orphan! pic.twitter.com/k2RxtVrcVw
— RASOLAM ??❄ (@Rasollam) March 6, 2019
I know that Atiku Abubakar is self sufficient, so I’m not donating to GoFundMe because of him. I’m donating because of my future. If we don’t fight the shenanigans of APC and INEC, it will consume our years of labour for democracy.
Please donate and RT
— Alhaji Table Breaker (@yemi_adebowale) March 6, 2019
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