P-SQUARE: Okoye Brothers Engage In Another Cold War

 

When they reunited in 2021, after five years of going their separate ways, fans of music duo, Paul and Peter Okoye of P-Square musical group, felt on top of the world.

Their reunion was greeted with the popping of champagne and wild jubilation from fans and friends within and outside the shores of the country. The duo even crowned the celebration with a 100-city reunion world tour across North America, Europe, the UK, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

They followed it up with the release of their reunion single titled, “Jaiye”, which saw the Okoye brothers reclaiming their spot in the Nigerian music scene, as they blended their characteristic pop and dance sensibilities, with glorious amapiano soundscape to great effect.

However, while many people are certain that the revamped P-Square is getting back its groove, news has been flying around that the most loved musical group in Africa is locked in another battle of wit that may ruin the group.

Weeks back, one of the half brothers, Paul Okoye, popularly known as Rudeboy had confirmed the breakup of the group in an interview, blaming their latest cold war on his twin brother’s resolve to leave the group.

He also accused his twin brother of petitioning the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest him.

According to him, while they came together again, he didn’t want their past mistakes to resurface. Unfortunately, it’s here again, and things seem to be falling apart between them. Tracing the genesis of their new feud, Rudeboy revealed that the group had creative differences on how they wanted to make their music.

Meanwhile, Peter Okoye has refuted the allegations, even as he expressed his concern about a secret company, Northside Music, supposedly owned by their brother Jude Okoye and his wife Ifeoma. In an open-letter, Mr P equally accused his twin brother of persistently undermining his contributions to P-Square, the group they co-founded.

While the duo’s feud is still festering, Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), in last year’s election, days back visited Peter Okoye, after he also paid a similar visit to his half brother in the bid to resolve their differences. Maverick musician, Chary Boy, has also urged the Okoye brothers to reconcile their differences in the privacy of their homes, and avoid washing their dirty linen on social media.

In a lengthy Instagram post, Area Fada as Charly Boy is fondly called by his fans wrote, “I publicly don’t get involved in people’s wahala even if I have all the facts. You guys should be able to lean on each other, never to be seen as up in arms against yourselves. If you have a twin by your side, you are indeed fortunate, because twins whether fraternal or identical, are lucky to have one another.

“Whatever the trouble may be, could you guys resolve it quietly without broadcasting it all over. It makes you guys look childish. Stop coming to the public space to expose what I believe you guys can solve in the privacy of your home.”