Nigerian entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has criticised Nigerians for failing to hold political leaders accountable.
Charly Boy, also known as Area Fada, made the remarks in a video shared on his Instagram page.
He expressed frustration over what he described as citizens’ tolerance of poor governance and corruption.
“I had never seen a country with a higher rate of dumb citizens than Nigeria,” he said.
The entertainer cited poor infrastructure, unreliable electricity and rising food prices as signs of what he described as a failing nation.
“Nigeria is a country where good roads are treated as luxury. A country where people with steady electricity are classified as the rich,” he said.
He also questioned how citizens respond to the rising cost of living.
“And a country where the price of food can jump from N10,000 to N100,000 overnight with no questions asked. And you call that a country?” Charly Boy asked.
He further challenged Nigerians to examine their role in the country’s political situation.
“Now tell me, can a nation exist without its citizens? No. Then what are the citizens doing?” he said.
Charly Boy accused some Nigerians of normalising poor governance by turning political problems into jokes and continuing to support leaders he described as corrupt.
“Watching creators make jokes and normalising the breakdown. And watching corrupt leaders campaign only to turn out and cheer them on. What a shame,” he added.
