Sowore Reacts As Bariga Council Chairman Renames ‘Charly Boy’ Bus Stop After Olamide ‘Badoo’

2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has reacted to the renaming of the popular Charly Boy Bus Stop in Lagos.

The bus stop, located on the Gbagada–Bariga axis, has been renamed “Baddo Bus Stop” in honor of award-winning rapper Olamide Adedeji, also known as Badoo.

The announcement was made by Kolade David, Chairman of the Bariga Local Council Development Area, during the inauguration of newly renamed roads and landmarks within the council.

According to Alabi, the initiative aims to recognize notable individuals who have contributed to the growth and image of the Bariga community.

Other locations were also renamed after celebrities and public figures, including King Sunny Ade, Tony Tetuila, 9ice, Arsenal footballer Bukayo Saka, and Olamide himself, who also received a street named after him.

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Sowore took to popular social media platform X to react to the renaming of Charly Boy bus after Olamide ‘Badoo’.

He wrote: The cynical and petty renaming of Charly Boy @AreaFada1 Bus Stop in LAGOS I have watched the attached video footage showing Lagos LGA officials arrogantly and garrulously renaming streets across the state.

The manner in which these actions are being carried out, vindictive, haphazard, and laced with ethnic undertones, leaves no doubt that this is not merely a matter of urban planning, but a calculated political vendetta.

These street renamings appear to be part of a xenophobic and divisive agenda, orchestrated to target specific ethnic groups and punish political opponents of the ruling All Progressives Congress regime in Lagos.

It is a blatant attempt to erase legacies, provoke communities, and lay the groundwork for a dangerous socio-political crisis in a state that prides itself on diversity and cosmopolitan identity.

In particular, I strongly condemn the cynical renaming of the @areafada1 Charly Boy Bus Stop, an iconic landmark tied to decades of creative resistance and people-powered culture in Nigeria.

This act is not just petty; it is a spiteful rewriting of history meant to silence dissent and discredit voices that have long challenged authoritarianism.