Charles Oputa, the veteran singer popularly known as Charly Boy has expressed confidence in Nigerian youths and their desire to protest against hardship in the country.
He indicated that he is ready the youths in staging a nationwide protest because he believes they possess the ability to retrieve their country from the wrong hand.
It was reported earlier that Nigerians announced a plan to embark on a nationwide protest which will last for almost two weeks, beginning from August 1 to August 10.
Amid the reports of the planned demonstration circulating online, police released a statement banning protests across the country and warned youths against ‘disrupting the peace.’
Reacting to this, Charly Boy told Daily Post; “I am fully in support of whatever the young people will do to recover their stolen country. I have been a fan of the youths for so many decades. I’m in support of anything they can do to end this quagmire.
“Until that day, I will sit in my house watching. When they finally say enough is enough and they mean it, their father will be in the front. That time I will know that they are now serious. ‘I go know say their mumu don belefu’ them.
“We are all shopping from the same market. We are all feeling it. Do you think I’m happy with the situation? Do you think I’m happy with the environment? It is affecting me also.
“Police can stop any protest. The only thing that can stop protest is fear in the young people, that is the only hindrance. It is our civil right to protest. As long as we are doing it in a civil and non-violent way, it is very much allowed.
“One day, them go wake-up the country and them go regret all the stealing and oppressions that they have done. The Federal lawmakers that are collecting billions of naira when people are suffering, the young Nigerians know them. They know their address, they know their girlfriends, they know where the lawmakers travel to. When the heat starts, they will know.
“I will advise as a father that the protest should be peaceful. There are a lot of things that they can peacefully do that can send powerful messages. Nobody needs to resort to violence.
“We see what is happening in Kenya, we can do better. I have always believed in the exceptional youths of this country. I know that the day they will say enough is enough, it will be enough”.
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