Veteran entertainer and activist Charly Boy has used former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s interview with comedian Isbae U to urge older Nigerians to create opportunities for young people.

Charly Boy, in a post shared on X on Tuesday, revealed that he helped connect Obasanjo with Isbae U for an episode of the YouTube interview show, Curiosity Made Me Ask.

He said the collaboration showed that support does not always have to come in the form of money. Access and trust can also help young people grow.

“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,” Charly Boy wrote.

The activist praised Obasanjo for embracing the programme’s unusual style despite the difference in age, background and experience between him and the host.

“A man of his age and experience sat down with a young man whose style dey completely different from wetin he is used to. Baba no just sit there looking serious. He matched the energy, played along and showed Nigerians another side of himself,” he said.

Charly Boy also disclosed that he helped bring both men together because he believed in the young team behind the show.

“And who helped make that connection happen? Charly Boy. Fada believed in the young people behind that show enough to pull Baba into their space,” he said.

Obasanjo’s appearance drew attention because the former president participated in the humour and banter that define the programme.

During the episode, Isbae U jokingly described Obasanjo as his former employee. He claimed he paid the former president’s salary, provided his food and covered his rent at Aso Rock between 1999 and 2007.

Obasanjo played along and answered questions about Nigerian pop culture. When asked if he knew music producer Don Jazzy, dancer Poco Lee and content creator Carter Efe, the former president said he did not, giving the host more room for jokes.

Beyond the humour, Charly Boy said the interview offered a lesson about what can happen when older and younger generations work together.

“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 advised young Nigerians to build ideas and platforms that can attract support when the right opportunity comes.

“To the younger generation: don’t wait for somebody to hand you a future. Build something worth believing in. When opportunity comes, be ready,” he said.

Charly Boy called for stronger collaboration across generations, arguing that young people need access while older people can build lasting legacies by supporting them.

“When generations support each other, everybody gets to grow. Na so legacy suppose work,” he wrote.