Late mother urged brothers to apologize to me and my wife, alleges singer Mr P

Nigerian singer Peter Okoye, professionally known as Mr P, has revealed intimate family details, alleging his late mother pleaded with his brothers, Paul and Jude Okoye, to apologize to him and his wife, Lola Omotayo-Okoye, before her death.

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Our mum asked Paul and Jude to apologise before she died, but they never did.

In the latest installment of his social media video series, Mr P detailed the strained relationship within the Okoye family, which led to the collapse of the music group P-Square. He stated that his relationship with Lola, whom he married in 2013, faced strong opposition from Jude and at times Paul, even after the birth of their first child.

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While our mum was still around, she felt my pain. She said, ‘Don’t worry.’ When I was telling her everything, I said, ‘Mum, look at it this way: you thought you were telling me some good news, that the child is mine, but see how everyone left.’ She said, ‘No problem, I’ll talk to your brothers, they will apologise to you.’ I said, ‘No problem.’ My mum went back to Jos, and after about a week, she called me.

According to Mr P, his mother, who died in 2012 after heart surgery in India, made repeated attempts to foster reconciliation. He recounted a conversation where his mother promised to speak to his brothers about apologizing. While he noted that their eldest brother Henry did apologize, Paul and Jude never did before their mother passed away.

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She asked me, ‘Have they apologised?’ I said, ‘Only the first son, our firstborn, has apologised.’ She said, ‘Don’t worry, they will all apologise.’ After a few more weeks, Henry apologised too, except Paul and Jude, the ones I live with; they never did. One month, two months, three months, four months, five months, our mum died, and the apology was never made. My mum told them to do it, but they never did.

The singer also refuted his brothers' assertions that their late mother disapproved of Lola. He shared instances of Lola's kindness and support, including her care for his mother and her pastors when they were hospitalized in Lagos. Mr P emphasized that his mother had accepted Lola, referring to her affectionately as "our wife."

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When our mum was sick in Jos, we flew her all the way to Lagos; we took her to St Nicholas Hospital on the Island, we live on the Mainland. Our mum was admitted, and four of her pastors came all the way from Jos to be with her. Guess where they stayed? Lola’s house. Lola got up as early as six o’clock every morning to make food for them, breakfast, everything. By seven o’clock, she would take them to the hospital and stay there. We lived on the Mainland so that we would arrive around eleven. When we came, Lola would leave for work.