Nigeria, May 9 -- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed why he admires veteran entertainer Charles "Charly Boy" Oputa.

The 89-year-old disclosed during an interview on the "Before Tomorrow Comes" podcast, which was posted on YouTube on Thursday.

He explained that he first met the singer-songwriter through his father, the late Nigerian jurist and judge, Chukwudifu Oputa.

Mr Obasanjo said, although he knew Charly Boy through the late Justice Oputa, whom he described as a close friend, he didn't support the entertainer's lifestyle.

He said, "I was close to Charly Boy's father, Justice Oputa. I don't have many friends or many people I would say I admire, but the late Justice Oputa was one Nigerian I called a friend and admired. ...