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Veteran entertainer and activist, Charly Boy, has explained how he helped connect former President Olusegun Obasanjo with comedian and content creator Isbae U for his popular YouTube show, Curiosity Made Me Ask.
Charly Boy disclosed this in a post on X on Monday while reflecting on Obasanjo’s appearance on the programme, which attracted attention for its unconventional format and humorous exchanges.
According to him, the encounter showed the importance of creating opportunities for young people and encouraging older generations to engage with their ideas and platforms.
“Sometimes, the greatest thing you fit give a young person no be money. Na opportunity. Look at wetin happen when Baba entered Bae U’s world,” he wrote.
Charly Boy said Obasanjo, despite his age and extensive experience, embraced the show’s unusual format and matched Isbae U’s energy.
He disclosed that he played a role in bringing the former president and the young content creator together, saying he “believed in the young people behind that show enough to pull Baba into their space.”
Obasanjo’s appearance featured humorous exchanges, with Isbae U jokingly presenting the former president as his former employee and claiming responsibility for his salary, food and accommodation at Aso Rock between 1999 and 2007.
The former president also joined in the banter while responding to questions about contemporary Nigerian pop culture, including whether he knew music producer Don Jazzy, dancer Poco Lee and content creator Carter Efe.
Reflecting on the broader lesson from the interview, Charly Boy urged older Nigerians to do more than encourage young people to succeed, calling on them to provide opportunities and open doors for them.
“To the older generation: don’t only tell young people to succeed. Give them room. Open doors. Recommend them. Trust them with opportunities,” he wrote.
He also urged young people to prepare themselves to take advantage of opportunities when they arise, stressing the importance of building something worthy of support.
“When generations support each other, everybody gets to grow. Na so legacy suppose work,” Charly Boy added.
