Nigerian entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has criticised Nigerians over what he described as their failure to hold political leaders accountable.
In a video shared on his Instagram page on Monday, the singer said he had never encountered a country with a higher rate of dumb citizens than Nigeria.
Charly Boy, also known as Area Fada, outlined what he described as indications of a nation in decline.
“Nigeria is a country where good roads are treated as luxury. A country where people with steady electricity are classified as the rich. 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?” he said.
The entertainer also questioned the responsibility of citizens in the country’s situation, noting that a nation cannot function without its people.
“Now tell me, can a nation exist without its citizens? No. Then what are the citizens doing? 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 said.
He described Nigeria as a country with enormous resources and potential but said it remains constrained by poor leadership and citizens who lack a voice.