Veteran entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has shared an emotional story about how former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, once surprised him with a “Ghana Must Go” bag filled with items he “could never imagine.”
In a detailed Facebook post titled “The Day Peter Obi Surprised Me With Ghana Must Go,” Charly Boy recalled how Obi phoned him in the early hours of the morning to request a visit.
Writing in pidgin, Charly Boy recounted:
“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.”
According to him, Obi arrived with a large Ghana Must Go bag, which immediately sparked curiosity.
“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?” he wrote.
The pair reportedly spent almost two hours discussing politics, Nigeria’s future, and family matters before Obi excused himself. It was only after Obi left that Charly Boy decided to check the contents of the bag.
To his surprise, it wasn’t filled with cash or luxury items, but with traditional snacks and fruits Obi had handpicked himself.
“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 said the gesture touched him deeply, especially when Obi later explained:
“Senior I no fit give you money, but I fit give you this one, na my hand pick.”
The activist admitted the thoughtful package meant more to him than money ever could.
“Sometimes na the little things go remind you say life no too hard. Na kolanut and bitter kola wey Obi dash me sweet me pass money,” he added.
Charly Boy, a long-time supporter of Obi, has never hidden his admiration for the politician. In 2023, he famously vowed to walk naked in the streets if Obi emerged victorious at the election petitions tribunal. Obi, in turn, has described Charly Boy as one of the rare Nigerians who consistently “speaks truth to power and holds leaders accountable.”
