Charley Boy, aka Area Fada, has said he paved the way for cross dressers to express themselves in Nigeria.
The entertainer, whose real name is Charles Oputa, shared a video of himself wearing makeup and acting feminine. He introduced his character as his alter ego “Linda”.
In the caption, he wrote: “The man called ‘Linda’.
“My people make una hear story. Before all these our new cross dressers begin shine for social media, one man don first break that door open.
“Him name na AreaScatter. Na Igbo man wey during and after civil war, come out with plaited hair, make-up, dey dress like woman, dey perform, dey make people forget pain.
“That man use style heal him people through comedy, through performance.
“When Charly Boy blow for 1983/84 him no just begin sing, he first shock Nigerians. Scatter dem dada.
“Him mix music, fashion, politics, truth talk. E wear wig today, leather tomorrow, skirt next week.
“E no be joke, na message. He show say him fit be anything wey e want and still get sense, still get voice.
“But you know Nigerians, we go always quick judge.
“Dem begin shout, E be Agege! E be this, e be that!
“Charly Boy laugh, say, If I really be that, una go know! I no go hide.
“AreaFada legalised self-expression, for freedom, for confidence.
“Today you see many people cross dress, makeup, become influencers, dey proud of who dem be but dem no know say somebody first carry that wahala for head when e no sweet, when society go insult you.
“So make we give Fada him flowers, as Fineboy no pimples.
“Because Charly Boy na man wey show say, You fit be anything you wan be, and still hold your truth. I salute.”
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