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You don't see d bigger picture nwanyi.
Who are in charge of the road transport?? Igbós??
Who are mostly the bus conductors? Igbós??

It's just a matter of NURTW (Nigeria union if road transport workers) headed by your achilles heels -Mc Oluomo- directing the drivers/conductors to call/recognize 'baddo' as the bus stop.
When the conductor shout 'baddo' and u refuse to acknowledge it (by saying 'owa'), den don carry u pass ur bus stop be that.

If it didn't work in the past, it was bcus the intention wasn't there. But now, as una don show who una be to the yorubas, they too want to show una say 2 can play!

You guys will learn d hard way.

Foodqueen:
Street renaming no kuku de work.
They've renamed it before now, it didn't change.

Na sign post go carry name, everyone will continue to tell conductors that Charly boy busstop wa......

Roots Without Roots

For a start, Charly Boy never belonged here in the beginning. His parents migrated here, were welcomed and absorbed into this society. What's more? The bus stop in question was hitherto called Pedro. So, what's the complaint about?

I said earlier that his family and kinsmen were absorbed into this society. However, they became too comfortable, self-absorbed, presumptuous and scoffed at their hosts. They pointed at their hosts inadequacies if they were any- telling them Lagos is no man's land and those arrogant sayings in between.

The renaming of streets in Apapa and other parts of Lagos is intentional, a fallout from the 2023 general elections, if you like. But it is a timely reminder of the Yorubas that no inch of their an ancestral space would fall for the age-long zionist expansionist agenda of Zik's children.

Call it bigotry or tribalism all you like. But in a multiethnolinguistic setting like Nigeria, tribalism, in a sense, helps self-preservation. In short, dare I say that self preservation is the function of tribalism? However, it's important to note that the Yorubas were not formerly like this:, we were very hospitable- still are-, friendly and receptive to all peoples until these virtues were trampled upon.

Mariangeles:
Imagine renaming a bus-stop to Baddo bus-stop.
Sounds thuggish.

That name sounds so silly. With such name, they will also turn that Bus Stop into tout's haven.
Well, Lagos na home of touts

Goodvibes007:
The legacy of nudity and immorality. God forbid bad thing.

Op would you like Charly boy to be nudity mentor for any of your family members?

You meant Fela?

Bardo bus stop…what a people!

Goodvibes007:
The legacy of nudity and immorality. God forbid bad thing.

Op would you like Charly boy to be nudity mentor for any of your family members?

Much younger than your age, that same Charly boy with the legacy of nudity was fighting for the emancipation of citizens from the irresponsible leaders, who have refused to let citizens enjoy decent lives.

That same Charly boy with legacy of nudity has not been found to steal, loot and impoverish citizens, unlike those who you support, who daily empower you with uncommon hardship and poverty. As of today, a bag of rice stands at 100k under APC/BAT.

That same Charly with the legacy of nudity has fought to save the common man, ensuring that even Okada riders, fruit sellers and those whose little wares are daily destroyed by KAI brigade, can find justice and live in a good society.

That same Charly with the legacy of nudity had a well known Justice of the Supreme Court as a father. The same Charly with the legacy of nudity became a grandfather long ago, with grandchildren probably your age mates today.

That same Charly with the legacy of nudity has met and shared friendship with the biggest names in the Nigerian society. While some of your leaders formed NADECO and fled the country, that same Charly stood his grounds in the country against the likes of Sani Abacha.

Where is your own contribution as a youth in this country?

Goodvibes007:
The legacy of nudity and immorality. God forbid bad thing.

Op would you like Charly boy to be nudity mentor for any of your family members?

The man is a kinda clown... E no pain am... But e still dey pain am

But Anambra did the same. I no hear anybody complain

kokomilala:
Roots Without Roots

For a start, Charly Boy never belonged here in the beginning. His parents migrated here, were welcomed and absorbed into this society. What's more? The bus stop in question was hitherto called Pedro. So, what's the complaint about?

I said earlier that his family and kinsmen were absorbed into this society. However, they became too comfortable, self-absorbed, presumptuous and scoffed at their hosts. They pointed at their hosts inadequacies if they were any- telling them Lagos is no man's land and those arrogant sayings in between.

The renaming of streets in Apapa and other parts of Lagos is intentional, a fallout from the 2023 general elections, if you like. But it is a timely reminder of the Yorubas that no inch of their an ancestral space would fall for the age-long zionist expansionist agenda of Zik's children.

Call it bigotry or tribalism all you like. But in a multiethnolinguistic setting like Nigeria, tribalism, in a sense, helps self-preservation. In short, dare I say that self preservation is the function of tribalism? However, it's important to note that the Yorubas were not formerly like this:, we were very hospitable- still are-, friendly and receptive to all peoples until these virtues were trampled upon.

Kudos to you Sir... I laugh when they call other tribes bigot any moment the narrative is not in their favour. Let me put this one out-All tribes in Nigeria of today practice tribalism

I dedicate the song for Area Fada of Homos "As e dey pain them..
" E dey sweet us...

Since Lagos State is a no mans land, take them to court... As simple as ABC...

Psoul:
That name sounds so silly. With such name, they will also turn that Bus Stop into tout's haven.
Well, Lagos na home of touts

Most youths here do not have the faintest idea of how that name of that bus stop came about. Originally, it was called Second Pedro busstop in the eighties and nineties. Charly Boy built his house at that junction and at that period there houses there were far between. His house was very prominent, very exposed and everyone passing would notice the house easily. Added to that was his bike, which he displayed at the front, beautifying the place and drawing the attention of people. His house was the place for movers and shakers of the society, in the military, politics, entertainment and music. When going to that area, it started with Charly boy house. It became popular and then the bus and Okada drivers, residents in area started the name Charly boy bus stop, identifying with Charly boy, who was fighting and defending the people of Bariga, Pedro and Gbagada then. I think eventually the local government recognized the name Charly boy bus stop. He also owns a house in Abuja and it is prominent too, added to several other properties that he has. He’s in the property business. That house became the symbol of Charly boy. I will not be surprised if one person one day decides to revoke his C of O and pull down the house, claiming right of way.

It was too petty of the outgoing local government chairman, who probably was in school when Charly boy started living there. Charly boy has resided in that house for close to 40 years or more. It simply showed insecurity, fear and the clear issue of tribalism ongoing in Nigeria.

How the intend to erase the name in the minds of the people is what we are waiting to see.

If e pain una, then relocate!
No need crying like an orphaned bushbaby!

toprealman:
Bardo bus stop…what a people!

Thundafireseun:
The oldest boy in Nigeria…

And this boy too nah person PAPA …. Godforbid bad things

zero8zero:
Why the tears ontop another man's property?. God I beg o 🤣😂

Eriggs:
Make dis old man go siddon somewhere.
What is wrong with him?

enemyofprogress:
Cry me a river. We are taking back our land from you people. This is just the beginning.

Stolen:
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE CLAIMING ONE NIGERIA.



THEY WANT ONE NIGERIA TO CONTINUE HATE,



Y NOT RELEASE THE MAN KIDNAPED FROM KENYA AND HELD FOR NEARLY OVER 5 YEARS.



WHAT U DO IS WORST THAN THE TRUTH HE SPOKE.

chatinent:
It happens.

It's politics.

Of course, you expected that when you know you are against Tinubu.

It's funny how you felt we are "one Nigeria."

Sheuns:
People from Ogbomoso, Ogun, Osun etc that are opportune to hold elective positions in Lagos are renaming streets of non-Yorubas after Yorubas that have no roots in Lagos state.

The Aworis and Eguns will respond to all these in the nearest future.

You guys can enjoy your time for now. No deed will be left unrewarded.

Enugurangers:
But when it happened in Anambra, it was not complex. quit the hypocrisy. What we dont take in Alaigbo, dont expect others to take it

Validated:
Lagos idea of renaming streets sharks of inferiority complex. I hope the will rename Murtala Muhammad Aurport, Ahmed Bello Way or even Ozimba Mbadiwe Road. It is appalling that in 2025, we are this backward. Perhaps one day the Geari indegenes will begin renaming institutions. May be the will rename Tinubu Conference center then.

Goodvibes007:
The legacy of nudity and immorality. God forbid bad thing.

Op would you like Charly boy to be nudity mentor for any of your family members?

There's one thing to go to school and there's another thing to be educated, as a Yoruba I am very ashamed of this level of lack of civility, a tribe known to be well educated is behaving like a backward tribe all because of tribalism.

Is this not now a confirmed fact that the Yorubas are the most tribalistic and intolerant tribe in Nigeria? Imagine if America or UK decides to rename all Yoruba communities or streets in America or UK, does that even make any sense?...A supposed sofisticated tribe behaving like uneducated people.

Let them rename all the streets in Lagos to Yoruba names to fulfill their insatiable tribal bigotry... nonsense.

Hahahahaha....... nwannem, this "even tho I'm yoruba" format don cast tey-tey nau.
#late comer!

JetApartment:
There's one thing to go to school and there's another thing to be educated, as a Yoruba I am very ashamed of this level of lack of civility, a tribe known to be well educated is behaving like a backward tribe all because of tribalism.

Is this not now a confirmed fact that the Yorubas are the most tribalistic and intolerant tribe in Nigeria? Imagine if America or UK decides to rename all Yoruba communities or streets in America or UK, does that even make any sense?...A supposed sofisticated tribe behaving like uneducated people.

Let them rename all the streets in Lagos to Yoruba names to fulfill their insatiable tribal bigotry... nonsense.

Try something new!

wirinet:
Imagine, renaming of streets and landmarks named after non Yorubas in Lagos to Yoruba names, even though they have nothing whatsoever to do with those places. This is just primordial tribal sentiments geared towards the next elections.

Watin concern King Sunny Ade, Bukayo Saka, Nice, etc with Bariga? Abi they marry wife from Bariga?

You are embarrassingly NOT well informed and spreading disinformation here about that area of Lagos State. For your information, the official name of that Bus Stop like I stated on Page 2 is historically "2nd Pedro bus stop" but was renamed to Charly Boy and now officially "Badoo Bus Stop" after Olamide.

You obviously do NOT know much about Lagos State based off of what you posted above. All those you mentioned including the young man Olamide Adedeji (Badoo) have strong roots in Bariga having lived and/or contributed to it's growth hence the renaming of some streets and landmarks to honor them by the Bariga LCDA Chairman. It's totally within the purview of any community to do a renaming of streets and landmarks. It's NOT even a state government issue alone. Besides streets named in Yoruba were also affected in the renaming yet you folks keep getting annoyingly focused on tribalism as being the cause of the renaming.

There are more important things you people can do with your lives and time other than whipping up baseless primordial ethnic sentiments against the Yoruba folks who own Bariga and can do as they please with their land as long as it's within the rule of law. Period.

Konquest:
You are NOT well informed and spreading disinformation here. For your information, the official name of that Bus Stop is "2nd Pedro bus stop" but was renamed to Charly Boy and now "Badoo Bus Stop" after Olamide.

You obviously do NOT know much about Lagos State based off of what you posted above. All those you mentioned including the young man Olamide Adedeji (Badoo) have strong roots in Bariga having lived and/or contributed to it's growth hence the renaming of some streets to honor them by the Bariga LCDA Chairman. It's within the purview of any community to do so. It's NOT even a state government issue. Besides streets named in Yoruba were also affected in the renaming yet you folks keep getting annoyingly focused on tribalism as being the cause of the renaming.

There are more important things you people can do with your lives other than whipping up baseless primordial ethnic sentiments against the Yoruba folks.

Don't mind them... That bus stop is now "Baddo Bus Stop", simple. It should be enforced... commercial bus drivers/conductors, and others must comply immediately. Whoever calls that bus stop Charley Boy again should be invited for questioning.

Unfortunately for him this is actually a big deal…in 2 generations to come, no one will remember his name tied to the Bus Stop. If naming was not important, we all won’t care about who got named what and where. It connects the future to the past and brings about curiosity. Charley Boy will fade away from Lagos scene like it ought to be. You can’t benefit from a place you curse.

adenigga:
Source: https://punchng.com/You-cant-rename-a-legacy-Charly-Boy-faults-renaming-of-Lagos-bus-stop

43Ronin:
There's nothing sophisticated about tribal bigotry, or underdeveloping a place that used to be cosmopolitan. If you guys are as sophisticated as claimed, other SW states would have been following Lagos closely in development, but move around SW cities, its a complete shíthole. Look at Ogun state, blessed with immense IGR yet it looks like Gaza. When I resided in ND I used to think governors from the SS & SE were the worst untill i had a project is 4 SW states i was disappointed in omoluabis. It was an eyesore. Its the widespread poverty & underdevelopment in those SW states that make you guys claim Lagos. If your states were ok, you wouldn't give 2 fcuks about lagos

don’t you clowns get tired of this stale and weak line? Aside from Lagos, which of your 5plot of tiny potopoto states come close to Ibadan oyo state capital in terms of development and economic viability?

May I remind you that SE is just about the size of oyo state in term of land mass, so it’s fair enough to use that at a comparison with all your 5barren plot of land or is oyo state also developed by the common wealth of all tribe like Lagos like you clowns ignorantly love to justify the failure of your leaders in developing sad yeast?

And may I also remind you if you are a student of history that former capital which was the FCT ended at fadeyi in yaba, while the rest of mainland till badagry was solely under the western region governed by Awolowo and he built the ilupeju and Ikeja industrial estate using cocoa money, so where does this illusion about ibos developing Lagos come from when you can’t even develop your 5plot of tiny land to the standard of Ibadan?

You can continue deluding yourselves with that illusion that Lagos is the only developed part of SW when all standard of development and economic growth point to SW Region which is why it’s boast of massive FDI not just in Lagos, but industrial clusters of Ogun and oyo state and may I also remind you that Ogun is the most industrialised state in Nigeria and most of the land and indigenous people of Lagos today are also ancestral to ogun state like the ijebus, Egbas and aworis so you ignorant clowns should quit comparing oranges with apple because even the pattern of migration from east to west already proves that Sw is far ahead of your 5plot of potopoto caveland

What legacy do you have sir? Olamide has done excellently well in this community.

wirinet:
King Sunny Ade, Tony Tetuila and Nice are not indigene of Lagos State. Most streets and Landmarks in Lagos State are not named after indigenes.

Listen and listen good stop following all those bitter loser ingrate news platform ok. The local govt said and I quote "All street name after strangers outside indigenous Lagosian and Yoruba at large has be changed" go and verify the statement yourself uts in a right public domain pls stop reading Fij news oor Arise TV shit ok.

That bus stop now Olamide Bus stop and its already in Google map if you liike put Charly boy on your Google map I swear you will find yourself at Seme border and those nasty police will tag you a kidnapper put table fork, bread knife, spoon and get or small stick wrap it with red cloth then call TV station to show your face and say so many "weapons" and juju found in you then you are gone.

richie240:
Hahahahaha....... nwannem, this "even tho I'm yoruba" format don cast tey-tey nau.
#late comer!



Try something new!

Your response already exposed your level of maturity and intelligence...age isn't maturity true true, will you claim a tribe you are not to criticize your people? Abi na every Yoruba man be better person? No single Igbo man good...abi? Person mature no mean sey he get sense.

richie240:
My 'ndi_yolloba' bloda sitting on the other side of the fence as usual.

I'm not a tribalist if you've been following my posts. I'm Mr Nigerian first, before my tribal and religous affiliations and the same name I convey overseas, everywhere i go. I believe in equity, justice and fairness. Those renaming bus stops and streets aren't doing us as a tribe, or tinubu any good and I'd tell you why. Table dey turn oo, and i hope we'd be able to endure the treatments without shouting marginalisation, burning shops or staging any protest by the time they are meted out to us. Only God knows tomorrow. Tinubu needs ibos much more than ever, in 2027. What the cpc bloc had been drooling in recent times suggested to me they'd behave as they've always done, in the past if not worse, to Southern presidential candidates. Obasanjo and Jonathan's votes should remind you of this. The north are master strategists when it comes to politics and no amount of money can erode their decisions or interests for the region. Tinubu isn't MKO, remember?

Despite the Muslim-Muslim ticket arrangement, how many northern states did he win and those he won, how many of them did he win convincingly? Na north dey vote pass for every election, hope you know. I don't see ganduje or kwankwaso working for tinubu, you can argue later. The treatment he gave to Elrufai for not winning Kaduna was uncalled for. Did tinubu too win lagos and osun, his origin? What of the fct? Since he was able to get the 25% needed in KD, that's enough. He keeps making mistakes but that's his cup of tea. Buhari, whose influence he used to win katsina is dead now. Did he ever say anything good of his administration?

It's the Southern votes and majorly those from the south east and south south that saved Obasanjo's reelection, same with Jonathan's 1st term bid in 2011. Buhari would have defeated him in 2011. Nigeria was even still far better as of then, unlike now when things don dabaru. Southeast and southsouth behave same way cos they're interwoven ethnically and they're seeing the recent madness in lagos and taking note. Their governors, senators and key politicians can defect to the apc due to their selfish gains but can they pull the already aggrieved voters along? I leave you to answer that. They'd rather waste their votes instead, seeing the injustice done to them here in lagos. Those whose names were on those streets worked hard to put them in place, they were duly registered as well. Many places were flooded before they came but they filled them up and made them habitable.

This isn't the best way to play politics. It's called sheer hatred. We're in a democracy for goodness' sake. In as much as I'd want the presidency to remain in the south for 8 years and willing to dash tinubu my vote should Obi decide not to run, I'm changing my mind already, seeing what his boys are doing around town and I'm sure a lot of undecided voters are thinking same way. You know information flies like wildfire. It should have been after winning the nearly impossible 2nd term bid before making such hate moves, even though it's uncalled for.

richie240:
If e pain una, then relocate!
No need crying like an orphaned bushbaby!

Only if he knows😎

lol man way they mad no mind am jare…

Goodvibes007:
The legacy of nudity and immorality. God forbid bad thing.

Op would you like Charly boy to be nudity mentor for any of your family members?

cr7lomo:
Na tears and painment make una start to de change name...poor areas, na poor people carry tribalism for head... waiting for una to change ozumba mbadiwe and ahmadu bello... change muritala mohammed Airport, Alfred Riwane , John okafor Street for lekki , balarabe musa for v.i , musa yaradua for v.i... Bourdillon , Queens drive , Victoria Island...if una no change am...e show say na inferiority complex go kee una ....

Let me step in to educate you here. Your uninformed analogy above is historically off the tracks, based off of whipped up sentiments. Many of those British Colonial street and road names on Ikoyi Island have long been renamed after the streets were reconstructed many years ago to Yoruba names belonging to iconic figures and indigenes of Lagos State.

Second, "Alfred Rewane Way" was formerly known as "Kingsway Road" (because of the popular Kingsway Stores we used to visit located on Ikoyi Island back in the 1970 to the 1980s) and was rightly renamed by the Lagos State Government headed by the then Governor 'Bola Tinubu to honor the memory of the iconic Itsekiri business mogul and NADECO member who was assassinated in Lagos during the military dictatorship years of Sani Abacha. His house was a political meeting point and he was a strong member of the "Action Group" political party led by the iconic Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo, GCFR, SAN, and a major financier of NADECO, which was very vocal in its opposition to the military regime of that highly corrupt military dictator called Sani Abacha. Alfred Rewane was painfully assassinated NO doubt by agents of the military dictatorship on October 6, 1995 at his residence in Ikeja, Lagos.

So, the name Alfred Rewane Road will NEVER be changed contrary to your uninformed assumptions above. If it's absolutely necessary to change any name anywhere in Lagos State or Nigeria as part of rebranding or urban renewal, then it would be done with good reasons.

NOW, I'm aware for decades now that lot of Yoruba names too have been renamed to other names in Lagos State over the last 45 to 50 years, such as the former "Matori Road" in Mushin which was renamed to "Fatai Atere Way" in Matori (by the General Muhammadu Buhari-led military regime) in honor of the skilful soccer star, Fatai Atere who is an indigene of Lagos State (after the iconic Olukumi indigene of Ugbodu in Delta State, Nduka Ugbade-led 1985 Under-17 World Cup team won gold and lifted that World Cup in China). It's totally uncalled for when uninformed younger posters especially of South East Nigeria origin come online and offline to stir up conspiracy theories OR make "wild claims" about "tribalism" whenever these few name changes take place in Lagos State and it CLEARLY smacks of deliberate disinformation, propaganda and toxic primordial sentiments due to some clear low self-esteem issues laced with ignorance!

A few years ago in Anambra State, a street name associated with the current Ebonyi State capital "Abakaliki" was changed to "Club Road" by the state government and it caused some discontent among the Ebonyi people. The story can still be read online in Premium Times, Nairaland and more. Period.

Thanks for your epistle, my Edo bloda!

Eriokanmi:
I'm not a tribalist if you've been following my posts. I'm Mr Nigerian first, before my tribal and religous affiliations and the same name I convey overseas, everywhere i go. I believe in equity, justice and fairness. Those renaming bus stops and streets aren't doing us as a tribe, or tinubu any good and I'd tell you why. Table dey turn oo, and i hope we'd be able to endure the treatments without shouting marginalisation, burning shops or staging any protest by the time they are meted out to us. Only God knows tomorrow. Tinubu needs ibos much more than ever, in 2027. What the cpc bloc had been drooling in recent times suggested to me they'd behave as they've always done, in the past if not worse, to Southern presidential candidates. Obasanjo and Jonathan's votes should remind you of this. The north are master strategists when it comes to politics and no amount of money can erode their decisions or interests for the region. Tinubu isn't MKO, remember?

Despite the Muslim-Muslim ticket arrangement, how many northern states did he win and those he won, how many of them did he win convincingly? Na north dey vote pass for every election, hope you know. I don't see ganduje or kwankwaso working for tinubu, you can argue later. The treatment he gave to Elrufai for not winning Kaduna was uncalled for. Did tinubu too win lagos and osun, his origin? What of the fct? Since he was able to get the 25% needed in KD, that's enough. He keeps making mistakes but that's his cup of tea. Buhari, whose influence he used to win katsina is dead now. Did he ever say anything good of his administration?

It's the Southern votes and majorly those from the south east and south south that saved Obasanjo's reelection, same with Jonathan's 1st term bid in 2011. Buhari would have defeated him in 2011. Nigeria was even still far better as of then, unlike now when things don dabaru. Southeast and southsouth behave same way cos they're interwoven ethnically and they're seeing the recent madness in lagos and taking note. Their governors, senators and key politicians can defect to the apc due to their selfish gains but can they pull the already aggrieved voters along? I leave you to answer that. They'd rather waste their votes instead, seeing the injustice done to them here in lagos. Those whose names were on those streets worked hard to put them in place, they were duly registered as well. Many places were flooded before they came but they filled them up and made them habitable.

This isn't the best way to play politics. It's called sheer hatred. We're in a democracy for goodness' sake. In as much as I'd want the presidency to remain in the south for 8 years and willing to dash tinubu my vote should Obi decide not to run, I'm changing my mind already, seeing what his boys are doing around town and I'm sure a lot of undecided voters are thinking same way. You know information flies like wildfire. It should have been after winning the nearly impossible 2nd term bid before making such hate moves, even though it's uncalled for.