Activist and entertainer Charly Boy is planning to celebrate the passage of his father, Justice Chukwudifu Okputa, in a big way. Part of that is through a concert that will involve several of Nigeria’s top musicians.
Information from the former President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria indicates that Dbanj and Terry G are among those to perform.
A former justice of the Supreme Court, Oputa died on Sunday afternoon at the National Hospital in Abuja, at the age of 96 . He was said to have recovered from a brief illness before passing on.
Speaking at his residence in Abuja on Monday, Charly Boy said his father led a fulfilled life and thus needed to be celebrated. He urged Nigerians not to sympathise with him; rather they should join in celebrating a life well lived.
He said, “My father was a good and great man, though we did not start off well because in the beginning he always felt I was too rascal. I did not obey orders and I got tired of his rules, regulations and restrictions so it was important that I go my own way.
“I thank God I did that, because at long last since the past 25 years; I won the kind of respect I deserved from the man who thought that the direction I took was a wrong move.
“For the past 25 years, we bonded and I am proud to have had a father like him.”
Charly boy said that his father brought him up on a strong `overdose’ of morals, values, principles and how to be contented and be at peace with oneself.
“I will continue to apply these virtues to my life.”
Some dignitaries, including a former Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, and a musician, Daniel Wilson, are among those said to have paid Charly Boy a condolence visit.
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