Popular human rights activist Charly Boy has come out to blast the Bariga Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, for renaming the popular Charly Boy Bus Stop in Bariga after famous Nigerian rapper, Olamide. He recently accused the government of acting out of fear and political insecurity, and Nigerians have been reacting.
According to him, the renaming was clearly a calculated attempt to erase his decades of activism and social defiance, but it will not alter his legacy in any way.
Charly Boy added that the decision will also not stop him from speaking the truth to power and fighting for the oppressed.
His words, “You can rename a place, but you can’t rename a legacy. You can replace the signboard, but you can’t erase the spirit. And you definitely can’t silence a voice that shook your tables for decades!
This is not just about a bus stop; this is about fear. Fear of a boy who refused to bow. Fear of a man who challenged the oppressors. Fear of a man who didn’t beg the system to be accepted.
So, what do timid people do? They change the name like e go wash away their shame.
Bariga, Gbagada, the entire Lagos knows the truth, that the name Charly Boy Bus Stop was not given by politicians, it was named by the people, the same people ‘Fada’ fought for, walked with, and empowered.
They may change the signboard, they may pretend not to remember, but let me remind them ‘Area Fada’ no dey finish. He didn’t need to sing sweet songs to be accepted. He didn’t need to wear ‘agbada’ to beg for titles. He is a movement. He is an institution. He is a warning.
So, to all the small minds and timid hearts, you may change the name, but you will never kill the legacy.”
WOW.
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