"Charly Boy Wa O": Danfo Conductor Calls Baddo Bus Stop by Old Name, Man Questions Him in Video
- The renaming of Charly Boy bus stop in Lagos to Baddo bus stop by Bariga LCDA continued to gain attention online
- A video showing a bus conductor calling the renamed bus stop by its old name trended on X, formerly Twitter
- A clip captured the moment a curious passenger asked the conductor for the name of the bus stop to be certain
The recent wave of street and bus stop renamings in the Bariga area of Lagos has continued to draw reactions online, with a trending video showing a bus conductor calling Baddo bus stop by its old name.
Legit.ng recalls reporting that Kolade David, the outgoing chairman of the Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA), announced the renaming of several streets, road and bus stop, to honour individuals who have contributed to the area’s identity and reputation.
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According to Bariga LCDA's announcement, Charly Boy Bus Stop was renamed Baddo Bus Stop in honour of Olamide ‘Baddo’ Adedeji. Others who were also honoured included King Sunny Ade, 9ice, Tony Tetuila, and Arsenal star Bukayo Saka.
However, the renaming of Charly Bus Stop to Baddo Bus Stop has generated the most reactions online.
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On Sunday, July 26, Charles Oputa, better known as Charly Boy, criticised the decision, suggesting it was an attempt to erase his long history of advocacy and resistance to government oppression.
Conductor calls Baddo bus stop by old name
After the renaming of Charly Boy bus stop, a video showing a conductor referring to the landmark by its old name has gained attention on social media.
The clip also captured the moment a curious passenger asked the conductor who appeared to be unaware of the changes.
"Charly Boy wa o," the bus conductor said in the video.
The video of bus conductor calling Baddo bus stop by its old name is below:
Conductor calls Charly Boy stop old name, reactions
Reacting, some netizens stated that it would take time for Lagosians to adjust to the new name.
Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions, read them below:
allabtweb said:
"E go hard before e go change."
SizweBansii commented:
"All efforts wasted on Badoo bus stop Conductor answer with innocence, e no know say guy man wey dey ask am get agenda.."
Nanaezze said:
"You can take Olosho to church but to put church inside Olosho be the hardest part na him be this."
Veronic_TON commented:
"I tell you that name them just change am for this app. Dat bus stop must remain CHARLY- BOY."
Femzsbaba commented:
"Una funny sha. You expect make dem don de use to badoo name? Na with time na."
Passionlin29690 said:
"Till this moment Olamide is yet to say a word,probably he is still acting as if he is not aware, I don't have much say to but this would have been a time when his words matters most,to u ar its charly today it might be u tomorrow ...life goes on."
VDM reacts to bus stop name change
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Verydarkman reacted to the change in the name of one of the popular bus stops in Lagos state.
VDM stated that tribalism is one of the important tools politicians use during elections. He suggested that with the renaming of the bus stop, the government was instigating the Yorubas against the Igbos.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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