Entertainer and activist Charles Oputa, also known as Charly Boy, posted on Facebook on Friday how former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi once surprised him with a “Ghana Must Go” package loaded with stuff one would “never imagine.”
In the post titled “The Day Peter Obi Surprised Me With Ghana Must Go,” Charly Boy said Obi phoned him around 1 a.m. to request an early-morning visit.
Charly Boy wrote in pidgin, “Peter Obi call me say, ‘My Senior bros, I wan come see you, but I no too sure if u fit don wake about the time I for like come.’ Like what time? I asked. ‘Maybe around 5:30 or 6.’
“Na so u wan disturb my early momo exercise parole and my scooter ride? I queried. Without overthinking it, I said ok. Anything for my Presido. Sharp, sharp, by exactly 5:45 AM, Obi show. No African time, a man of his word.
“As I come downstairs to meet him, na so I see one big Ghana Must Go by the entrance of my sitting room. I look the bag, I just dey wonder, wetin fit dey inside this bag?”
According to him, they talked for about two hours on politics, Nigeria, and family issues.
After Obi left, Charly Boy claimed to have peeped into the enormous bag the politician had brought along, only to discover it was full of traditional delicacies.
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He narrated, “We siddon gist about Nigeria, about politics, about family etc, for almost 2 hours. Na so Obi come say, ‘See small thing I bring for you.’ I said, Thank you, sir, without even opening it.
“As Obi waka go, I say make I peep inside this bag. My people, you can never imagine wetin full inside this bag.
“Inside the bag were 3 bottles of roasted groundnuts. Many alegator peppers, kola nuts, pawpaw, oranges, agara, mangos, bananas etc. wey Obi pack by himself. I just no know when I fall for ground begin laugh.”
Charly Boy mentioned that he called Obi to express his gratitude, only for the politician to tell him, “Senior I no fit give you money, but I fit give you this one, na my hand pick.’ Which kind native intelligence pass this one. Dis Peter na Okute. But I love the bobo no be here. Na so I say, Obi thank you oh.”
The protester stated that the gesture meant more to him than money and served as a reminder that life isn’t too difficult.
“Sometimes, the little things remind you that life isn’t too hard. He wrote, “Na kolanut and bitter kola wey Obi dash me sweet pass money.”
Charly Boy, a public promoter of Peter Obi, has consistently expressed his support for the politician.
In 2023, he proclaimed his desire to walk naked down the street to celebrate if Obi won the election petitions tribunal.
Obi, who is celebrating Charly Boy’s birthday in 2023, has also noted that Nigeria needs more men like the activist “who can speak truth to power and hold leaders accountable.”
