Wild and eccentric entertainer, Charles Oputa, famously known as Charly Boy, has disclosed that A-list hip-hop artistes including Dbanj and Terry G would perform at a concert to mark the death of his father, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.
Oputa, the former Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC), passed out on Sunday 4 May at the National Hospital in Abuja at the age of 96 after he recovered from a brief illness.
The controversial entertainer who disclosed this to news at his residence today in Abuja, declared that his father lived a fulfilled life “so there is a great need to celebrate him” urging Nigerians to “join in celebrating a life well lived”.
“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.”
Meanwhile, the retired Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, who was one of the sympathisers that thronged Oputa’s residence, described the late justice as a rare nugget.
He said his death was a big loss to the family, the judiciary and the country.
He said that late Oputa was a legend, especially in the judiciary, who was recognised internationally and would be missed greatly.
“He was a great man and he lived a very good life worthy of emulation,” he said.
