Peter Okoye aka Mr P, a member of the defunct P-Square group, has written an open letter to his brother Paul Okoye, known by his stage name, Rudeboy, over a recent face-off that led to their split for the second time.
Recall that the music
group, which consists of Rudeboy and his twin brother, Mr P, first split in
2016 but reunited in 2021.
However, Rudeboy, in an interview granted last month,
confirmed that the group has split again but failed to give reasons.
Rudeboy claimed in the interview that the group became
successful due to his efforts, stressing that he wrote most of their hit songs.
Reacting, Mr P in an open letter he published on his
verified Facebook page on Monday, accused his brother of disrespecting his
talent, wife and even his family.
Full Letter
“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 TI “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 “I” 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 talent, 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.
“Rather than joining forces with me to reclaim our number 1
spot in the music industry, you chose to team up with Jude to claim the number
1 spot in the P-SQUARE group, always looking for opportunities to marginalize
and humiliate me.
“You are always claiming to be P-SQUARE’s songwriter, composer,
producer, singer, backup vocalist, in fact you are everything including
P-SQUARE’s video director, band, promoter, manager, even the choreographer. You
are the Author and Finisher of P-SQUARE! In fact, I dash you 100% of everything
instead of the 99% you claim.
“I blame myself for not responding to your tweet claims in
April 2015 that you wrote and sang all of P-SQUARE’s songs. I didn’t respond to
these false claims for the sake of peace, as advised by family and friends, and
now I am paying dearly for it.
“So, my brother, let me ask you: Is Rudeboy or Mr P bigger
and more successful than P-SQUARE today? Are we individually selling out arenas
and stadiums like P-SQUARE used to? Are we topping world music charts with our
songs as solo artistes?
“Do we command crowds and entertain massive audiences like
P-SQUARE?
I often find myself wondering, what do you truly gain by
constantly disrespecting and belittling me all the time. You have disrespected
my wife, disrespected my family, disrespected my talent, disrespected my ideas,
and even sided with Jude when he was clearly trying to oppress me.
“Now, it feels like you have taken it even further by trying
so hard to turn the fans against me by making them believe I’m jealous of you.
You have been doing everything for the fans to hate me, but
guess what? They will never hate me; instead, they will hate us both because we
have disappointed and failed them.
“I hope you are happy now. I genuinely wish you nothing but
the best, bro! As for those who believe these lies and false narratives and
come to my page to drop negative comments, I understand because you have been
fed the wrong narrative for a long time. Please allow me to focus and do my
music in peace.
“As for the EFCC matter, I will address it before the end of
today. Stay tuned! Peace”
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