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"BREAKUP AND FORGET ABOUT OUR CONTRACT" – Globacom to P'Square

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10 years ago

April 23, 2014

The last may not have been heard of the widely reported crisis rocking the duo of Peter and Paul
Okoye , popularly known as P- Square , as the telecommunications giant , Globacom Nigeria Limited may be forced to review its four – year contract with the pop twins.
A source close to the telecoms operator said yesterday on telephone that Glo may terminate the endorsement deal , which it has with the pop twins since 2010 , should they go ahead with the break – up.
According to the source , the telecoms giant entered
into a contract with P- Square and not with any of
the twins .
“Since Glo has a contract with P- Square , and
not with Peter or Paul , their breakup will definitely lead to the termination of the contract , ” the source explained.
Meanwhile , when Vanguard visited the
Squareville residence of the pop twins at Lola
Holloway Street, Omole Phase 1 , Lagos , the place was a shadow of its old self.
Calmness and silence pervaded the vicinity, even as
cars were seen parked outside the compound , indicating that there were people inside the house.
Paul prays
One of the twins, Paul Okoye took to his Facebook page yesterday to express his concern over the ongoing face – off between him and his twin brother .
“After the storm comes the calm . Hoping for better
days ahead as one family . God ’ s intervention , ” he
wrote .
Also, popular R ‘ n B musician, Djinee, while
reacting to the alleged breakup, expressed optimism
that their differences would be resolved as soon as possible .
He said : “If these rumours are true , I will see it as
a typical African family feud . I pray they resolve
their differences as soon as possible . People shouldn ’ t make things worse by peddling unfounded rumors .”
Reacting in the same vein , concerned fans of P- Square attacked Peter Okoye ’ s wife , Lola , accusing her of being responsible for the alleged breakup of the duo . But Lola has fired back at her accusers , saying “ I think silence is the best answer .”
Toni ’ s pain
Moreover, a friend of the twins and ex – wife of
hip- hop star, 9 ice, Toni Payne , has taken side with
the wives , saying people have wrongly blamed them
for being the cause of the breakup .
Writing on her Twitter handle , Toni Payne said ,
fans have been unfair to the wives of the pop twins .
She wrote : “ Call me a feminist , but I will always
stand in solidarity with any woman that is being wrongly accused. That will not change anytime
soon .
“I had to fight for my freedom . I fell into depression
and lost half my body weight . They wanted to kill me; they don’ t care about the damage they do to
you. ”
With arguments almost always frequent in the duo ’ s
lives , there have been increased call for the rumour
mill to leave their wives , Lola and Anita, out of the fracas .
Precedents
Paul and Peter have indicated in several
interviews in the past that arguments have always
been part of their lives .
The twins argue every time an album is close ; with
intense debates on which song goes in or out . They
faced similar problem in 2005 with their Get Squared album and in 2007 with the highly successful Game Over album . Danger, 2009 and Invasion, 2011 were not different .
This latest disagreement had intensified as the years
rolled by with their individual talents of singing and
dancing further pulling them apart. Peter wants to
be identified as a singer as much as a dancer .
Jude, their elder brother , has however repeatedly
dropped songs Peter has performed from making the
final cut because he feels Paul ’ s songs would do
better in the market .
Inside sources said this is the major reason Peter
wants to opt out as he can no longer stand being just
the ‘dancer ’ in the group .
Appeasement
Sources also said that Peter had so protested that
the videos of Alingo and Personally were shot to
appease him .
In the videos , Peter is featured prominently as both
a singer and dancer . Vanguard further learnt that Jude had planned to revert to the status – quo in their coming album with Paul doing the songs.
The decision put Peter in riot mode ; forcing the
group to stall the release of their sixth studio album
whose fate is hanging in the balance .