Veteran entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has shared a heartwarming story of how former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, paid him a surprise visit bearing a ‘Ghana Must Go’ bag filled with fruits.
Narrating the incident on his X handle, Charly Boy revealed that Obi had called him around 1 am to say he would stop by at 5 am for a courtesy visit. Despite the odd timing, he obliged, and Obi showed up at his home with a large bag in hand.
In his words, written partly in pidgin English:
“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 at the bag, I just dey wonder, Wetin fit dey inside this bag?
“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 was 3 bottles of roasted ground nuts. Many alligator pepper, kolanuts, pawpaw, oranges, agara, mangos, bananas etc etc. wey Obi pack by himself.
“I just don’t know when I fall for ground begin laugh.
“As i call am to thank am, He say, ‘Senior I no fit give you money, but I fit give you this one, na my hand pick.’ Which kind of native intelligence pass this one?”
Charly Boy, who campaigned vigorously for Obi during the 2023 presidential election as a staunch member of the Obidient movement, expressed deep admiration for the gesture, describing it as a show of humility and thoughtfulness.
