It was like a rumor when Jude Okoye Tweeted to announced the splitting of P-square later it was released that the break up has been a done deal.
Peter Okoye is the angry one. So
heated was his anger that a physical fight couldn’t be resisted, and he had to
inflict an injury on his brother, Paul, who currently spots a twisted left eye.
Peter’s anger is fuelled by a lot of
reasons. First he feels like his art is being disrespected. His public persona
and perception has become that of a dancer. No longer does he feel like the
talented singer, who has been likened to Usher Raymond. To him, he’s more like a voiceless Chris Brown, or worse still, a dumbJason Derulo. A man has to deal with his consuming
frustration, and the only way Peter can find an outlet is at his other business
partners and family, Paul and Jude Okoye.
And then it gets deeper.
Still finding it difficult to deal with
the perceived disrespect to his art, Peter has to endure more trouble closer to
his home. His wife, Lola Omotayo, who
is older than him, Paul and Jude, has not found favour in his extended family
household. Lola is hated, disputed, disrespected and avoided like some plague
by Jude. He even registered that publicly with his refusal to attend Peter’s
wedding. There was no public excuse given, no apologies, just a blatant
disregard for the union of his younger brother and a woman he hates.
Jude seems like a villain right now, and
he sure has earned the right to be. Jude represents all that is firm and strong
in the P-Square business. He doubles up as a manager, mentor, mediator and the
custodian of sanity. He has been the guiding influence and the chief builder of
the P-Square brand. Investing his life to make sure success is achieved by the
family. A good example is the sale of his car to fund the first music video
ever shot. Such sacrifice warrants a certain level of respect and control,
traversing not only the business, but the personal decisions of his younger
brothers.
To Jude, Lola Omotayo is bad business.
She is perceived publicly as a bad influence on Peter Okoye. She possesses an
uppity personality, looks down her nose at the world, and never misses an
opportunity to be caustic and controlling. Simply put, she’s an alpha-female, a
freaking good-old princess. Jude dislikes and disrespects her, but she cares
not. She has a family, and she’s pregnant again. Can life get any better?
Many fingers have been pointed her way as
the cause of the impending split between both brothers. And they aren’t
entirely wrong. She’s not at fault for not finding favour with Jude Almighty,
but her mere presence has created a cancer that has risen its head to envelope
the family in its destruction. But she’s not really at fault. All she wants is
a home for her kids, and a man to call her Prince. She has found that. Who
cares about the Square Paradise?
Jude too has his fair share of blame. His
open dislike is hurting his brother, and ultimately, their empire, and he can’t
afford to let all his hardwork be undone by the small matter of a personal
dislike. He has to try. He really needs to.
Peter hasn’t entirely covered himself in
glory. He’s hurt, his feelings have gone to shit, and he has even gotten
physical with his brother. But he can go another way. He deserves happiness and
satisfaction from his art, and that can be gotten. All it requires is a return
to the basics that their story was founded upon. He’s a singer and a dancer. He
has to regain his pride and love for it. He is who he is.
Jude and Lola’s beef worries him, but
theirs is so little he can do to influence that. He has to let the adults show
their post-puberty maturity.
Paul Okoye has a swollen eye for all his
efforts. He has taken one for the team. He’s a hero who wants nothing but peace
and unity in his family. He took to Facebook with a message asking for “God’s intervention & hoping for better days as one family”.Give
that man a medal.
In times past, motherly love would have
brought calmness to the Okoyes. But their mother is in the afterlife, watching
and helpless. Her exit and the entrance of two women into the lives of her sons
have made the world a less pleasant place.
Lola Omotayo is guilty and insecure. Jude
Okoye is guilty and highhanded. Peter Okoye is guilty, angry and confused. Paul
Okoye has a broken eye, and hurt.
culled: Pulse.ng
