Outrage As Charly Boy Questions Wole Soyinka’s Mental Health

Veteran singer and social activist Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has sparked controversy with his recent remarks questioning the mental health of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka.

Charly Boy used his X and Instagram accounts to advise Nigerians to treat the statements and actions of Wole Soyinka with caution.

He suggested that Soyinka, due to his advanced age, might be experiencing brain deterioration, which could be influencing his recent rhetoric and behaviors.

Charly Boy expressed his concern over Soyinka’s family and close associates, noting their apparent failure to shield him from opportunistic politicians. He underscored the need for vigilance among Nigerians to prevent the exploitation of Soyinka’s health condition for political gain.

“Prof. Wole Soyinka is aged over 80yrs even tending towards 90yrs. For his age, some level of brain deterioration is not unexpected. His rhetorics and actions in recent times are suggestive of deteriorating brain disease, and as such he shouldn’t be taken too seriously,” Charly Boy wrote.

He added, “What we should be worried about as well-meaning Nigerians, is how his family and close friends can’t ward off agents of desperate politicians who are bent on exploiting his medical situation to their advantage, no matter how low it sinks the once respected Nobel laureate.”

These statements did not sit well with many netizens, who found them insulting.

An Instagram user, #Phorlarjuwon, questioned Charly Boy’s own contributions to the nation’s development. Phorlarjuwon said, “As a lost man that you are, I think you can do better man than this…

As a manwoman, what have you personally contributed to the betterment of the nation? I guess nothing. I didn’t think you have affected this nation in any positive way. Now we know who needs to visit a physician. How the opinion of another man became your problem because you don’t share the same perspective is what exposes how disordered your mental is. People who assume you will influence their life in a positive way need to see a physician as well.”

Another user, #Vesterz011, commented, “I hope when you get to that age, you actually handle this kind of message, Bcus its definitely coming back.”

On X.com, #Quakes9ja, who tweets anonymously as Kweku Elenitoba-Johnson, wrote, “Address the man’s claims first before you rain abuse on him.”

A different follower remarked, “I think you could have made your point without insults, people look up to you. I believe we can de-escalate a volatile situation if we really want to keep our eyes on the ball, but to start speaking on people’s mental health with backhanded compliments isn’t savoury. Politics is planning and strategy, social media insults would achieve that. People listen to you, mobilise them in a way that works, and votes will not be counted based on social media insults and posts. Peace.”

See more reactions below:

@BI_Creezy: Sir , baba wa area papa , sir, did you tell your followers the role your papa too play for this wayo system? Abi na only other people papa we go attacked and hide your papa works for obasanjo and Nigeria government sir ? You know we children of this days like fairness and justice

@AtilaHenry: Because  ur good father  of a useless son wasn’t renamed after National Theatre.  No space for u to deceive youths into protest like u did in end sars, Hijack monies and runway. Shame to u. @AreaFada1

@JagabanTweet: Sir sit down we know wetin Dey pain u, but reason am, d guy say he was silently supporting PO but all of a sudden, he started seeing articles labeling him to what he never said, u know our overzealous obidient, and he’s old, he can’t reason like genZ and he start to flare up.

@GbenroAhme3206: Useless old man like you who has no respect at all who need your opinion mind you Prof Wole Soyinka is greater than your father know this and have peace

@ShinaToluoni117: Ur mumu followers will be cheering u like this.

Shai! Useless man

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