Peter ‘Mr. P’ Okoye, a pair of the well-known music duo P-Sq., has lastly addressed the continuing fallout together with his twin brother, Paul ‘Rudeboy’ Okoye, accusing him of tarnishing the legacy of the group they each constructed collectively.
The P-Sq. brothers, who first parted methods in 2017 over a disagreement involving their elder brother, Jude Okoye, reunited in 2021, a lot to the delight of their followers.
Nevertheless, their reunion was short-lived as Paul lately confirmed the group’s cut up as soon as once more, alleging that Peter was chargeable for his arrest by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC).
In a prolonged Instagram put up on Monday, Peter expressed his disappointment in his brother’s actions, questioning why Paul was trying to “discredit all my efforts” in P-Sq..
He additionally accused Paul of persistently siding with their elder brother, Jude, who he claimed had been attempting to “oppress” him.
“My pricey brother Paul, identical to I’ve advised you many instances, I’m not in any competitors with you or anyone else. Nevertheless, seeing you grant numerous interviews the place you continually discredit my efforts within the group that we each created and constructed collectively actually speaks volumes,” Peter wrote.
He refuted Paul’s claims that he was the first songwriter and vocalist for P-Sq., emphasising that their success was a results of their mixed efforts. “In your current interviews, you claimed that you simply wrote and sang 99% of all P-Sq. songs and discredited me by saying that our tune with TI ‘Ejeajo’ which I wrote, was a failure. You went so far as utilizing the YouTube views to discredit me as soon as once more.”
Peter listed a number of of the group’s hit songs, questioning whether or not these too had been thought-about failures. “You by no means acknowledged the opposite songs like ‘Get-Squared’, ‘Bizzy Physique’, ‘Personally’, ‘Roll It’, ‘Temptation’, ‘Alingo’, ‘Greater than a Good friend’, ‘Shekini’, ‘Say Your Love’, ‘Gimme Dat’, ‘Senorita’, ‘Igbedu’ and some others. Have been these songs additionally thought-about failures as effectively?”
He additional lamented the repeated makes an attempt by Paul to undermine his contributions, accusing him of turning P-Sq., as soon as essentially the most awarded and embellished music group in Africa, right into a “laughing inventory.”
“One factor it’s good to perceive clearly is that the followers didn’t fall in love with P-Sq. due to who sang or danced essentially the most. What made us particular was the magic that got here from our mixed effort – us two! P-Sq. was a drive, and the followers fell in love with P-Sq. due to our uniqueness and unity,” he added.
He additionally criticised Paul for aligning with Jude, suggesting that the household dynamic had performed a big function within the group’s troubles. “You will have disrespected my spouse, disrespected my household, disrespected my expertise, disrespected my concepts, and even sided with Jude when he was clearly attempting to oppress me.”
In closing, Peter expressed his frustration over the continuing narrative and the affect it has had on their fan base. “Now, it appears like you could have taken it even additional by attempting so laborious to show the followers in opposition to me by making them consider I’m jealous of you. You will have been doing all the pieces for the followers to hate me, however guess what? They’ll by no means hate me; as an alternative, they are going to hate us each as a result of we have now dissatisfied and failed them.”
He ended by wishing his brother effectively, but additionally underscored the gravity of the state of affairs, lamenting how the group’s once-stellar repute had been diminished.
