Singer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has shared a moment from former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s 89th birthday celebration where the elder statesman kissed him on the head after receiving a gift.
Charly Boy posted a video of the moment on Instagram on Thursday. In the clip, he arrived at the event carrying a large box which he balanced on his head before presenting it to the former president.
Guests watched as Obasanjo opened the box at the gathering and then placed a kiss on the entertainer’s head, drawing laughter from those present.
Sharing the video, Charly Boy wrote:
“When OBJ Kissed CharlyBoy
“Lately, I don find myself falling for Baba,His Excellency Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.
No be play Baba na man of many parts
“E be like say our relationship don shift enter another level o…
The kind level wey dey warm my heart and dey always make Baba smile anytime him sight me.
Sometimes I even dey feel say my late papa, wey be Baba old friend, still dey whisper to me through am. If I try explain am well, e fit sound somehow… but deep down, the feeling real.
Today I attend Baba birthday celebration.
“Tables full. People dey laugh. Big men and women dey greet themselves. Correct food dey flow. The whole hall dey bubble with life.
Then Baba enter.
“As Chief Olusegun Obasanjo step inside, the whole atmosphere change. Respect rise for the room. People stand. Glasses lift. Smiles everywhere. The man wey history don write plenty chapters about go sit for the high table like the true elder wey him be.
“Then my own moment show face.
“I carry my birthday gift. But I no carry am normal way. I balance am for my head gidigba! Village boy style.
Step by step I waka go the high table.
No hurry.
Just respect.
Rhythm.
And small drama… the way CharlyBoy sabi.
When I reach Baba, I present the gift.
“Simple moment… but the love, warmth and joy inside am heavy.
Next thing wey happen shock even me.
Baba plant correct kiss for my gorimakpa.
The hall burst laugh.
“Because sometimes celebration no really be about cake, champagne or long grammar speeches.
Sometimes… na about honour.
Honour for a life wey don see storms, battles and history yet still stand strong like iroko tree.
And today… Abeokuta witness am.”
Charly Boy and Obasanjo have maintained a close relationship for years.
The entertainer has previously spoken about their bond, describing it as uncommon and based on mutual respect. According to him, many people find the friendship surprising because of his reputation for criticising political leaders.
Charly Boy has said their relationship is built on honest conversations about Nigeria’s challenges and a willingness to disagree without losing respect for each other.
Their closeness also drew attention when Obasanjo attended the launch of Charly Boy’s autobiography 999, an event the entertainer described as a significant gesture from the former president.
Obasanjo served as Nigeria’s president from 1999 to 2007.
