Veteran singer Charly Boy has shared how former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi once surprised him with a visit and a gift bag filled with edibles.
According to him, Obi called around 1am saying he wanted to stop by at about 5:30 or 6 in the morning.
True to his word, Obi arrived at 5:45am without delay.
Charly Boy in a post on Facebook recalled that when he came downstairs to meet his visitor, he found a large Ghana Must Go bag at his sitting room entrance.
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They both spent about two hours discussing Nigeria, politics, and family matters before Obi left.
Inside the bag, Charly Boy later discovered roasted groundnuts, alligator pepper, kolanuts, pawpaw, oranges, agara, mangoes, bananas, and other fruits, which Obi had packed by himself.
He said Obi explained that he could not give him money but could share the items he personally selected.
Charly Boy described the gesture as thoughtful, adding that sometimes little things bring more joy than money.
He wrote: “My people, hear this one oh. One night so around 1am, Peter Obi call me say, ‘My Senior bros, I wan come see you, but I no too sure if u fit don wake about the time i for like come” like what time, i asked.
‘Maybe around 5:30 or 6.’ Na so u wan disturb my early momo excersise parole and my scooter ride? I queryed. Without over thinking it I said ok. Anything for my Presido.
“Sharp sharp, by exactly 5:45am Obi show. No African time, a man of his words. As I come downstairs to meet him, na so I see one big Ghana Must Go by the entrance of my sitting room. I look the bag, I just dey wonder, Wetin fit dey inside this bag?
“We siddon gist about Nigeria, about politics, about family etc etc for almost 2hrs. Na so Obi come say, ‘See small thing I bring for you.’ I said, thank you sir, without even opening it.
“As Obi waka go, I say make I peep inside this bag. My people, you can never imagine wetin full inside dis bag. Inside the bag was 3bottles of roasted groundnts. Many alegator pepper, kolanuts, pawpaw, oranges, agara, mangos, bananas etc etc. wey Obi pack by himself. I just no know when i fall for ground begin laugh🤣
“As i call am to thank am, He say, ‘senior I no fit give you money, but I fit give you this one, na my hand pick.’ Which kin native intelligence pass dis one. Dis Peter na Okute.
But I love the bobo no be here.
“Na so I say, Obi thank you oh. I jump on my scooter, breeze dey slap my face, my belle filled with laughter. Sometimes na the little things go remind you say life no too hard. Na kolanut and bitter kola wey Obi dash me sweet me pass money.”
