Veteran Nigerian music star, Chalse Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has expressed his readiness to join Nigerian youths in staging a nationwide protest against the prevailing hardship in the country.
In a chat with DAILY POST on Monday, Charly Boy affirmed his belief in the ability of Nigerian youths to reclaim their country from poor governance.
Nigerian youths, angered by the severe hardship they face, have vowed to embark on a nationwide protest from August 1 to August 10.
The planned protest has been trending on the social media platform X, with users expressing divergent views on the matter.
Speaking on the planned protest, Charly Boy, who has led several protests in the past, stated that he is currently observing the situation.
He said, “When I see that the youths are serious about their aim, ‘their father’ will be at the front.”
He added, “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.
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.
“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,” Charly Boy added.