Charles Oputa -Charly Boy – stunned many at the lying-in-state
of his father, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, in Owerri, Imo State, on Wednesday,
when he suddenly walked out of the venue of the event while the procession was
still on.
of his father, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, in Owerri, Imo State, on Wednesday,
when he suddenly walked out of the venue of the event while the procession was
still on.
Imo State governor,
Rochas Okorocha, members of the state executive council and the national
chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Odigie Oyegun, were all seated
inside the International Conference Centre, Owerri, when Charly Boy suddenly
got up and decided to walk out of the venue with many asking what could have
prompted his action, Tribune reports.
chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Odigie Oyegun, were all seated
inside the International Conference Centre, Owerri, when Charly Boy suddenly
got up and decided to walk out of the venue with many asking what could have
prompted his action, Tribune reports.
Many people who saw
him when he started walking out of the venue had thought he was going out to
attend to an issue that might have demanded his presence outside the hall, but
it was not to be.
him when he started walking out of the venue had thought he was going out to
attend to an issue that might have demanded his presence outside the hall, but
it was not to be.
Area father, as he’s
fondly called, ordered his aides, security and cameramen inside the hall to
follow him immediately, apparently telling them he was done with the event he
was said to have worked days and nights to make a success.
fondly called, ordered his aides, security and cameramen inside the hall to
follow him immediately, apparently telling them he was done with the event he
was said to have worked days and nights to make a success.
Nigerian Tribune
gathered that Charly Boy decided to leave the venue when it was becoming
obvious that the service was beginning to turn to a political rally of sort, a
development which did not go down well with the entertainer.
gathered that Charly Boy decided to leave the venue when it was becoming
obvious that the service was beginning to turn to a political rally of sort, a
development which did not go down well with the entertainer.
Earlier, during his
speech, Governor Okorocha, who came into the venue amid cheers from the people,
had eulogised the late Oputa, describing him as a man of high integrity, who,
until his death, did not compromise on what he stood for.
speech, Governor Okorocha, who came into the venue amid cheers from the people,
had eulogised the late Oputa, describing him as a man of high integrity, who,
until his death, did not compromise on what he stood for.
Supporters of the
governor and other members of the APC in the state had besieged the venue hours
before the arrival of the state governor, dancing and singing as they awaited
the governor.
governor and other members of the APC in the state had besieged the venue hours
before the arrival of the state governor, dancing and singing as they awaited
the governor.
Charly Boy, it was
learnt, was said to have been angered by the seeming political rally which the
lying-in-state could lead to owing to the dimension to which it was heading.
learnt, was said to have been angered by the seeming political rally which the
lying-in-state could lead to owing to the dimension to which it was heading.
He was also not too
happy with the late arrival of governor Rochas and members of his kitchen
cabinet to the venue as the event had to be delayed until his arrival.
happy with the late arrival of governor Rochas and members of his kitchen
cabinet to the venue as the event had to be delayed until his arrival.
