Peter Okoye writes brother amid ongoing feud
In reaction to Paul Okoye's recent interview regarding their second breakup, singer Peter Okoye (Mr. P) wrote an open letter to his twin brother Paul Okoye (Rudeboy).
Paul claimed that he wrote 99% of P-SQUARE's songs. Mr. P refuted this claim and said that their song "EjeAjo" was a failure.
Feeling humiliated and underpaid by Paul's remarks, Mr. P lists some popular songs he wrote and contributed to.
Mr. P stressed that more than individual skill, P-Square's success was the result of their united efforts and special unity.
He was disappointed that Paul had once again reduced their talented music group to a laughingstock.
Mr. P complimented Paul on his songwriting skills but advised him to express his gratitude rather than rub it in his face.
Mr P said in part: “My dear brother Paul,
Just like I have told you several times, I am not in any competition with you or anybody else. However, seeing you grant countless interviews where you constantly
discredit my efforts in the group that we both created and built together really speaks volumes. In your recent interviews, you claimed that you wrote and sang 99% of all P-SQUARE songs and discredited me by saying that our song with Tl “EjeaJo,” which I wrote, was a failure. You went as far as using the YouTube views to discredit me once again. You never acknowledged the other songs like “Get-Squared,” “Bizzy Body,” “Personally,” “Roll It,” “Temptation,” “Alingo,” “More than a Friend,” “Shekini,” “Say Your Love,” “Gimme Dat,” “Senorita,” “IGBEdu,” and a few others. Were these songs also considered failures as well?
“Every time I have spoken in interviews about P-SQUARE, I have always used “we” and “us” because I saw us as a team. But whenever you speak, it’s always “l” and “me,” even when I’m standing right beside you. It’s as if I never existed. My brother, neither of us is the most talented artist in the world, but you fail to understand that God gave us this talent and even granted us another chance to excel after our last breakup. Instead, you chose to turn the most awarded and decorated music group in Africa into a laughingstock again.
“One thing you need to understand clearly is that the fans didn’t fall in love with P-SQUARE because of who sang or danced the most. What made us special was the magic that came from our combined effort – us two! P-SQUARE was a force, and the fans fell in love with P-SQUARE because of our uniqueness and unity.
“We both have talents, no doubt, and I have often praised you in our interviews for your songwriting ability. I have also praised anyone who has ever written a song for us or even for me as Mr. P. But instead of showing gratitude for my kind words, you seem to find satisfaction in rubbing it in my face, forgetting that it is by God’s grace that we have come this far”.