P-Square: Separation was a publicity stunt – Fans

Some fans of multi-award winning Nigerian music duo, P-square, on Tuesday in Abuja said that the separation of the duo was a publicity stunt to promote their career.

The P-square duo, which comprised of twin brothers, Paul and Peter Okoye had confirmed their separation in March 15, 2016.

On Monday, Peter announced on his Instagram page that P-square had reunited.

The fans who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the news made them skeptical of the actual cause of their split.

Olamide Laja, a software engineer told NAN that the announcement of the P-square reunion confirmed his doubts about the story they gave for their separation.

“I just knew that family drama was nonsense and it was just something to create a story line.

“Don’t they see each other every time that they had to talk about private situations on twitter and Instagram.
“I said to myself when peter released his new track that this was just a publicity stunt to boost their career.

“The story and the reasons given for the separation never made sense from day one and they have confirmed my suspicions,” Laja said.

Coker Oladipo, an energy analyst, said that he was happy that the brothers had decided to work together again, adding that the idea of the duo splitting was a good marketing strategy.

“These two brothers have been dancing and singing together from the days of their poverty and unattractive looks and they stuck together before the money, looks and beautiful wives came.

“Such a team cannot just decide to end their career together like that.

“The fact is that P-square hadn’t really done that well with their last album and I believe they needed a story that would sell their next art.

“We have seen so many celebrities create situations that end up benefiting their business just like Beyonce and her lemonade album which was about JAY-Z cheating on her.
“Although the story is kind of true, look at how it pushed the sale of her lemonade album,” Oladipo said.

Grace Dogo, a makeup artist told NAN that she was happy that the brothers had reunited, but that she knew that they were not going to be successful on their own.

“I am glad that P-square is back and that the brothers have seen reason to work together again, but as a fan of the duo, I knew that this day would come.

“They have spent their whole lives working together, so we knew that they were nothing without the P-square brand and that they would someday realise it.”

Tonye Belom, a civil servant stated that she was sure that the story they had told about their family issues was going to promote and raise sales of their next album and tour.

“Its good that they have decided to come back together, but who are they kidding, we knew that they would be back.

“Anyone who follows various celebrities and listen to the problems they share will know when a star is trying to use a problem to boost their business and when a problem is actually a problem.
“P-squares’ problem was just for publicity.

“This story and drama that apparently happened between them will definitely help them make more money on their next album, because fans will want to know what they want to sing about,” Belom said.

Peter had announced that the P-square had come back together and that they were reinstating their brother and former manager, Jude Okoye.

Okoye made this known in a video he posted on his Instagram page saying,

“my dear fans, P-Square is back. Ours is a journey that started from our mother’s womb.

“It was a journey that started from Primary School, continued to St. Murumba College, to when we were in University in Abuja.

“It was a journey in which we shared childhood memories and grown-up dreams.

“We are back because brothers do not let each other wander in the dark alone. We are back because we have tried the lonely road and it was not the same.

“I want to take responsibility for what has happened and sincerely apologise to you our fans for supporting us throughout this journey which we owe you so much more than what you have had to endure and I apologise for that.

“We are embarking now on a new journey with exciting new management, Jude Okoye, new music and new ideas.

“We cannot thank you enough for all your prayers and support throughout this difficult period.

“Maya Angelou once said that brotherhood is a condition that people have to work at.

“ We will continue to work on that and you can be prepared to be blown away by this new phase of P-Square.

“God bless you all and be assured that you have not seen anything yet,’’ he said. (NAN)

SOURCE:DAILY POST