Nigerian entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has shared a touching and humorous story about an unexpected early morning visit from Peter Obi, former Labour Party presidential candidate.
In a Facebook post titled “The Day Peter Obi Surprised Me With Ghana Must Go,” Charly Boy described how Obi called him around 1 a.m., requesting to stop by later that morning.
“Peter Obi call me say, ‘My Senior bros, I wan come see you, but I no too sure if you fit don wake about the time I for like come,’” Charly Boy wrote in his usual blend of pidgin and English.
When asked what time, Obi responded, “Maybe around 5:30 or 6.”
Though initially reluctant to let Obi interrupt his morning scooter ride and workout, Charly Boy agreed, saying, “Anything for my Presido.”
True to his word, Obi arrived at 5:45 am sharp, no African time, Charly Boy noted. But what really caught his attention was a large “Ghana Must Go” bag sitting by the door of his living room.
“I look the bag, I just dey wonder, wetin fit dey inside this bag?” he recalled.
Obi stayed for nearly two hours, and the two discussed Nigeria, politics, and family.
As Obi was leaving, he told Charly Boy, “See small thing I bring for you.” The entertainer thanked him without checking the contents.
But curiosity got the better of him.
“As Obi waka go, I say make I peep inside this bag. My people, you can never imagine wetin full inside this bag,” he said.
Inside the bag, Charly Boy found an assortment of local delicacies; three bottles of roasted groundnuts, alligator pepper, kola nuts and bitter kola, as well as fresh fruits like pawpaw, oranges, mangoes, bananas and agara
According to him, Obi packed them by himself.
“I just no know when I fall for ground begin laugh,” he wrote.
When Charly Boy called Obi to thank him, Obi reportedly replied, “Senior, I no fit give you money, but I fit give you this one, na my hand pick.”
The activist said the gesture touched him more than money 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 reflected.
Charly Boy, a long-time supporter of Peter Obi, has often spoken in his favour. In 2023, he even vowed to walk naked in public if Obi won at the election tribunal.
Their friendship appears to go beyond politics. For Charly Boy, that early morning surprise was a moment of native intelligence, humility, and heartfelt connection.
“Dis Peter na Okute… But I love the bobo no be here. Obi thank you oh,” he concluded.
