Nigerian singer Charles Oputa, better known as Charly Boy, has melted hearts with a sweet video of him surprising former president Olusegun Obasanjo on his 89th birthday.
In a video posted on his Twitter page, he stormed the former president’s 89th birthday party, carrying a huge box that he presented to him.
The video captured the moment he presented the box to Obasanjo, who opened it in front of the crowd.
The two men have been very close since the tenure of the former president.
Speaking on the birthday celebration, he stated that Obasanjo was well honoured as the hall was filled with laughter.
“When OBJ Kiss CharlyBoy
Lately, I don find myself falling for Baba, His Excellency Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.
No be play Baba na man of many parts
E be like say our relationship don shift enter another level o…
The kind level wey dey warm my heart and dey always make Baba smile anytime him sight me.
Sometimes I even dey feel say my late papa, wey be Baba old friend, still dey whisper to me through am. If I try explain, I’m well, e fit sound somehow… but deep down, the feeling is real.
Today I attended Baba’s birthday celebration.
Tables full. People dey laugh. Big mën and women dey greet themselves. Correct food dey flow. The whole hall is bubbling with life.
Then Baba enter.
As Chief Olusegun Obasanjo stepped inside, the whole atmosphere changed. Respect rise for the room. People stand. Glasses lift. Smiles everywhere. The man wey history don write plenty chapters about go sit for the high table like the true elder wey him be.
Then my own moment showed face.
I carry my birthday gift. But I no carry am normal way. I balance am for my head, Gidigba! Village boy style.
Step by step, I waka go the high table.
No hurry.
Just respect.
Rhythm.
And small drama… the way CharlyBoy sabi.
When I reach Baba, I present the gift.
Simple moment… but the love, warmth and joy inside am heavy.
Next thing wey happen shock even me.
Baba plant correct kiss for my gorimakpa.
The hall burst laugh.
Because sometimes celebration no really be about cake, champagne or long grammar speeches.
Sometimes… na about honour.
Honour for a life wey don see storms, battles and history, yet still stand strong like an iroko tree.
And today… Abeokuta witness am”.
In other news, last year, the Bariga Local Council Development Area had renamed the popular Charly Boy Bus Stop in Lagos after Indigenous rapper and music executive Olamide. The Chairman of Bariga LCDA, Kolade Alabi David, announced this during the inauguration of some infrastructural projects in the LCDA on Friday, July 25th.
Reacting to it, Charly described the change as interesting and reminded the public that one can rename a place but can’t rename a legacy or erase the spirit. He stated that it wasn’t about a bus stop but the fear of a boy who refused to bow, a man who challenged the oppressors, and a man who didn’t beg the system to be accepted. He noted how only timid people change their names to hide their shame.
An unbothered Charly shared a video on his Instagram page of himself visiting the renamed bus stop. He said he couldn’t help but laugh at those trying to show him power. Charly said he’s still cruising through life and is not bothered by those who have a problem with him.