Controversial singer, Charles Oputa, popularly called Charly Boy, has denied advocating for a coup.
Charly Boy actively supported opposition candidate Peter Obi in the February presidential election won by Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Charly Boy denies advocating for coup
In a post shared on the social networking platform X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, August 2, the singer said: “Oh lord how can we be praying in Nigeria and you are answering prayers in Gabon, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali.”
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— Charly Boy Area Fada 1 (@AreaFada1) September 2, 2023
E dey pain me. pic.twitter.com/BU5CnhbJ62
Premium Times reported it as ‘coup monging’.
But reacting on Sunday night, August 3, Charly Boy lashed out at the online newspaper for their “cheap sensationalism”.
He wrote: “Can someone explain to me why @premiumtimes.ng dey engage in such cheap/stupid sensationalism. Dem wan take me do escape goat? How “E dey Pain Me” turn into a call for coup. Der fathers.”
Can someone explain to me why @premiumtimes.ng dey engage in such cheap/stupid sensationalism.
— Charly Boy Area Fada 1 (@AreaFada1) September 3, 2023
Dem wan take me do escape goat?
How “E dey Pain Me” turn into a call for coup.
Der fathers. pic.twitter.com/08LRwm2DPB
Last week, Gabon became the eighth African country in three years to face a coup.
The coup in Gabon comes a month after the military in West African nation Niger took over power and detained democratically-elected Mohamed Bazoum.
