Veteran entertainer and social activist Charly Boy, also known as Area Fada, has issued a stern warning to politicians contemplating electoral malpractice in the 2027 general elections.
In a recent interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica, the outspoken septuagenarian declared that the guiding slogan for the polls would be, “Rig and die.”
Born Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, Charly Boy gained fame in the 1980s with his provocative yet influential showbiz persona.
Over the decades, he has remained a relentless advocate for justice, accountability, and political reform, consistently speaking out against bad governance and electoral fraud.
“The 2027 election will be a defining moment for Nigeria,” the convener of the OurMumuDonDo Movement stated.
“Anybody that plans to rig should be ready to die. It is rig and die. What is coming by 2026 will make Nigerians decide whether to continue in this manner or to cause a revolution to happen in this country.”
Also commenting on the recent decision by the Lagos State government to rename the “Charly Boy Bus Stop” in Bariga, Mr. Oputa dismissed the action as “outright silly and a bloody distraction,” insisting that the only thing that bother him is how to rescue the millions of Nigerians who go to bed with empty stomach daily because they can’t afford any decent meal.
He further argued that changing the country’s situation requires a credible electoral process that guarantees that the people’s votes count and are counted.
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“The solution to bad governance in Nigeria can only come when our votes begin to count. So, our concern right now should be how our votes would count in 2027.
“I see 2027 as rig and die. Enough is enough. We cannot continue to have the worst of us leading the best of us. It is abnormal to let this kind of system continue. This is bound to explode. We have nothing to lose,” he asserted.
Charly Boy also weighed in on the current travails of Sahara Reporters Publisher Omoyele Sowore in the hands of the Nigerian Police.
He praised the courage of the former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) to speak up against the bad governance in the country. He called on more young people to join the struggle to salvage the country.
“Anyone doing the kind of things Sowore is engaged in should be ready at any time for arrest. This is a government without any checks,” he said.
“It is not easy to speak truth to power. We need a lot more people like him in Nigeria. I have always maintained that the salvation of Nigeria lies in the hands of its exceptional young people.
“So, I’m happy that he has regained his freedom. I will say it is back to the tranches because the fight is just beginning.”