‘Was The Renaming Of National Theatre A Reward For Your Muteness?’ – Charly Boy Takes Jab At Wole Soyinka (VIDEO)

Controversial entertainer, Charles Oputa, known as Charly Boy, has criticized Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka for his silence amid the ongoing economic difficulties faced by Nigerians.

In a video shared on his verified X account, Charly Boy revisited Soyinka’s leadership of a major protest against former President Goodluck Jonathan when fuel subsidies were removed, causing petrol prices to rise from ₦87 to ₦120 per litre.

Charly Boy questioned Soyinka’s current silence in the face of Nigeria’s current challenges, accusing the Nobel Laureate of being a “tribalistic bigot.”

The maverick entertainer recalled that Soyinka had faced imprisonment and exile for his radical activism under military regimes. He is puzzled by Soyinka’s current reticence, especially given the past actions taken when petrol prices were much lower.

He said, “There was a time when Uncle Wole Soyinka cared deeply about Nigeria and Nigerians. He criticized leaders and personalities who seemed anti-Nigerian.

“As a social engineer myself, he was one of my heroes and I saw him as a mentor. But today, I look at him as a tribalistic bigot and I have lost all respect I once had for him.

“I remember back in the days, Uncle Wole paid the price for his radical activism, imprisonment and even exile at the hands of military dictators.

“Recently, I’m not sure where his loyalty lies because he has remained mute about this government.

“Uncle, was this recent renaming of the national theatre a reward for your muteness? I remember Wole led a protest when Jonathan removed the subsidy, and petrol prices increased from ₦87 to ₦120.

“He called President Jonathan a terrorist and his wife a ‘hippopotamus,’ saying that Jonathan almost damaged the economy beyond repair. That was when $1 was ₦190.

“Last December, Wole called Peter Obi unfit to lead this country and recently said that Obi must not run in 2027, a person who is not even in power.

“He maintained that he would not criticize Tinubu until a year after. It is now a year and a few months, but he remains mute.”

“Uncle, did something bite your tongue that you can no longer talk?”

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