Nigerian artist and bike enthusiast Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy has said he will exit the country if either Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar or the All Progressives Congress, (APC), candidate, Bola Tinubu emerges winner of the 2023 general election.
Reacting on Twitter, Charly boy said President Muhammadu Buhari will look like a saint if Tinubu emerges a winner.
His tweet reads: He tweeted, ‘’”If any of these two jagbajantis win, I go just leave una waka go Ghana, go beg dem for citizenship. Buhari will look like a saint.”
Recall that Tinubu polled a total of 1,271 votes from the 2,322 delegates at the Special Convention on Wednesday.
Declaring Tinubu as the winner and announcing other polls result, the Special Convention returning officer Atiku Bagudu said
“This is to certify that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, having scored the highest number of votes cast, is hereby declared the winner,” said Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State who returned Tinubu as the elected candidate.
“In line with the provisions of the constitution of our great party and by the power conferred on me as the Returning Officer of this special convention, I, Atiku Bagudu, do hereby declare Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate of our party in the 2023 presidential election.”
Charly Boy, born Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, 19 June 1950, is a Nigerian singer/songwriter, television presenter, publisher, and producer.
One of Nigeria’s most controversial entertainers, he is best known for his alternative lifestyle, political views, and media productions, most notably The Charly Boy Show