Charly Boy Responds To Renaming of National Theatre After Wole Soyinka

Veteran singer and social activist Charles Oputa, often known as Charly Boy, has reacted to renaming the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos after Soyinka.
stated that he will no longer respect Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka.

Charly Boy, a vocal adversary of President Bola Tinubu, claimed in a Friday post on his official X Twitter that he would no longer respect Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka.

In honor of Soyinka on his 90th birthday, President Tinubu declared that the facility would be renamed after him.

In response, Charly Boy opposed the move in his post, claiming the "Mighty have fallen, for beans"

He wrote, “Uncle WOLE I henceforth withdraw all the respect I once had for you.

“When late Jimmyjohnson talked about you in the 90s, I thought he was only yabbing you.

“Wow! How some of our MIGHTYs have fallen, for beans, ewa, dodo, is it for rice’?