Nigerian singer Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr P, has explained why he eventually decided to publicly address the long-running dispute involving his twin brother, Paul Okoye, and their elder brother, Jude Okoye.
Peter made the revelation during an interview with Capital XTRA, where he discussed his decision to share his perspective after initially choosing to remain quiet about the family conflict.
According to the singer, he had hoped the matter would eventually be resolved privately.
He said he waited for his brothers to acknowledge their alleged mistakes and make efforts to address the issues between them.
“Maybe I was hoping there was going to be, let’s just say, a wind of change. You know, these individuals are going to one day say, ‘Okay, Peter, I think we’ve wronged you.’ But it’s getting deeper, deeper, deeper, deeper,” he said.
Peter explains why he went public
Peter stressed that his decision to speak about the matter was not driven by a desire to win public sympathy or influence people’s opinions about him.
Instead, he said he felt responsible for providing answers to fans who had supported P-Square throughout the group’s career.
“I do not need public opinion. But just that I feel like the fans of Peace Square needs justice of what happened to their Peace Square,” he added.
His comments come amid a series of allegations and counterclaims surrounding the breakdown of the relationship between the brothers and the eventual split of P-Square.
EFCC petition and financial allegations
Peter had previously alleged that he petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Jude.
He claimed Jude secretly established a company known as Northside Music and allegedly used it to divert millions of dollars belonging to P-Square.
Peter further alleged that some of the money was subsequently shared between Jude and Paul without his knowledge.
His disagreements with Paul have also involved questions surrounding songwriting and creative contributions to P-Square’s music.
Peter accused his twin brother of portraying himself as the person behind most of the group’s songs and performances. He also took issue with Paul’s repeated use of words such as “I” and “me” when speaking about P-Square’s achievements, rather than “we” and “us.”
Peter interpreted this as an attempt to minimise his contribution to the group’s success.
He also alleged that Paul chose to support Jude instead of joining him in addressing the issues that had contributed to the group’s internal crisis.
The latest interview offers further insight into why Peter, after years of keeping some of his grievances private, decided to publicly tell his side of the story.
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