Is Peter Okoye secretly dumping his brothers, Psquare?

By Ayo Onikoyi
Peter and Paul Okoye of the popular pop duo, Psquare have
long settled the rift which threatened to tear them apart months
ago. Since then, they have done things together and made the
world believe that blood is thicker than water. But recent
activities of Peter, who was the aggrieved party in the squabble
has raised some questions many fear what the answers might
be.
Peter has just concluded a deal with telecom giant, Globacom,
to power his pet project tagged “Dance with Peter” without his
twin brother anywhere in the picture. Big deal? It would have
really been a big deal if he had not only recently clinched
another deal with Olympian Milk, without his brother in the detail
again. Maybe, this would have been less disturbing if his
brother, Paul, were snapping up deals of his own. He is not. His
only life-line, as it appears, is only his tie to the group, which
Peter seems to be inadvertently running away from.
The defence on Peter’s side, as some people have mooted, is
that he is the extrovert one while his brother is the introvert. But
is Psquare extrovert or introvert?
On his solo ‘Dance with Peter’ reality TV show project, he
claimed it was a dream he has been nurturing for more than five
years. Kaffy, Ehis and Nosa, the Psquare choreographer are all
on board without Paul in sight. Doesn’t Paul know anything
about dancing?
When he clinched the Olympian Mike endorsement he said it had
nothing to do with Psquare, likening himself to a footballer who
plays for a team and gets solo endorsement with a separate
company.
Has Peter really forgiven his brothers, Paul, and Jude, their
manager? During the problem that nearly tore them apart, Peter
accused his brothers of disrespecting his wife and vowed never
to forgive them for it. There was also a hint that because he is
the passive member in the group the brothers could do without
him. Some reports claimed that the real brain of the group is
Paul, who does most of the singing and composing while Peter
is a mere dancer, who tags along only because of his blood tie
and dance skills.
At the peak of their rift, a report claims Peter didn’t want
settlement because he felt stifled by his brothers and wanted out
to really discover himself. If he is on this quest he is doing a
nice job of it because he has got two new solid identities without
his brothers breathing down his neck.
Psquare has just won the best group of the decade at the just
concluded MTV Africa Music Award and has so much going for
them. It would be a shame and a big loss to African music to
see this group sacrificed on a platter of anything.