{"id":178876,"date":"2024-07-12T18:49:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T18:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=178876"},"modified":"2024-07-12T18:49:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T18:49:54","slug":"i-withdraw-my-respect-charly-boy-reacts-to-renaming-of-national-theatre-after-soyinka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/07\/12\/i-withdraw-my-respect-charly-boy-reacts-to-renaming-of-national-theatre-after-soyinka\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI withdraw my respect\u201d \u2013 Charly Boy reacts to renaming of National Theatre after Soyinka"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Charly Boy stated that he will no longer accord respect to Prof Wole Soyinka.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>His statement was in reaction to the renaming of the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos after Soyinka.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Veteran singer and social activist Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has publicly expressed his discontent with the renaming of the National Arts Theatre in Lagos after Prof Wole Soyinka.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent post on his X handle, Charly Boy stated that he will no longer hold Soyinka in high esteem, citing his disagreement with the decision.<\/p>\n<p>The renaming announcement was made by President Bola Tinubu as a tribute to Soyinka on his 90th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Charly Boy, a vocal critic of the president, protested the move, questioning the motivations behind it.<\/p>\n<p>He referenced a past conversation about Soyinka, implying that his views about Wole Soyinka have changed.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong><em>Uncle WOLE I henceforth withdraw all the respect I once had for you.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWhen late Jimmyjohnson talked about you in the 90s, I thought he was only yabbing you.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWow! 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Tide: Nigerian Mumu Leaders\u2019, the self-styled Senior Advocate of the Masses (SAM), wrote:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce your reign is over:<\/p>\n<p>1. The hypocrites are gone.<\/p>\n<p>2. The sycophants are gone.<\/p>\n<p>3. The bootlickers are gone.<\/p>\n<p>4. The MOPOL security men are gone.<\/p>\n<p>5. DSS are withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>6. Soldiers are re-assigned.<\/p>\n<p>7. FAAN staff no longer shake or shiver at your presence.<\/p>\n<p>8. You no longer have access to Rivers State aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>9. You cannot afford to charter an aircraft from your personal income.<\/p>\n<p>Then Amaechi has to stay in the same departure lounge in Abuja with me (an Alagbado man), waiting for an aircraft that was delayed for 1 hour.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever position you occupy presently that makes you believe that you are superior to your colleagues, please remember that it is temporary.<\/p>\n<p>Power is transient.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charly Boy stated that he will no longer accord respect to Prof Wole Soyinka. 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