P-SQUARE
SPLIT UP?
IMPOSSIBLE
It is usually
said that the most spread news is bad news… That may seem very true in the
story of the Okoye brothers popular known as P-Square. For days, the whole of
social media have been filled with various rumors, stories, and theories of the
intending break up between the brothers; be that as it may, as juicy as it may
sound, a break up between this two can’t be favorable to any person. Here are a few reasons.
a.
BREAK UP
IS NOT EASY: Talk is cheap, and when it comes to media, it’s even cheaper.
Actions on the other hand are quite expensive. As much as they may have
personal issues affecting their relationship at the moment, breaking up will in
no way favor Peter, Paul or even Jude Okoye. The fact that majority of their
wealth, properties and investments are collectively owned will make the process
of complete break up more worrisome. We shouldn’t also forget that these Igbo guys
who over time have shown how financially sound they are, will not want to
easily let go of their hard earned cash all in the name of getting an outside
lawyer to share their possessions. The P-Square we know don’t like their funds
going outside their family.
b.
BLOOD IS
THICKER THAN WATER: Although this adage has been over flogged, but it
remains an eternal fact. Yes, they are mad at each other now, as guys, they can
even afford to test their strengths with some physical encounter once in a
while, but when tempers are down, and minds cool, they are still brothers… born
from the same womb, sucked the same breasts, feeling the same pain of losing a
mother and other things over the years. These are individuals, who struggled
together, prayed together, slept together, hustled together, for decades just
to become something in life; they are not just brothers, but twins that are
closely knitted together in spirit and body… It’s not realistic for anyone to
believe that a lady, who though is loved by one, will put an everlasting wedge
on such a history. Haba! The greatest force on earth that has the power to
thrash such a bond is Money. And luckily for these Igbo boys, money is NOT the
center issue.
c.
THE
SENTIMENTALITY OF THE 9JA FAN: The beauty of the Nigerian state is that the
same measure of love given to an artist is the same measure of hatred accrued
to them when they mess up. D’banj & Don Jazzy is a clear example of how
Nigerians can easily fall in and out of love with its celebrity. Since the end
of Mo’hits, both parties have been struggling to win the hearts of Nigerians
back. Although Don Jazzy of MAVIN records is slowly gaining love and affection;
the same cannot be said of D’banj the Koko Master. Another quick example is
that of Banky W & Wizkid; the rumors of break up surfaced, but both parties
were wise enough to know that a full out break up or split will affect them
negatively. Crisis or not, one fact is that the Okoye brothers are not tired of
producing music and neither are their fans ready to stop listening to them.
Sticking together doesn’t just seem like the best move for the Okoye’s; it
seems like their only sane move.
d.
NIGERIAN
JOURNALIST CANNOT BE TRUSTED: The talk about Split Up, Break Up or Division
may seem true, but we must quickly remember that the number one goal of Journalism
is to provide information. Albeit in Nigeria, our desire is to provide anything
that sounds/seems like what is appealing to the ears. Whether it’s accurate or
not, our journalists are not concerned; their basic concern is driving traffic
which in turn translates to money. It wouldn’t be out of place to say that the
Nigerian media is taking full advantage of the celebrity status of these
brothers by creating theories and assumptions that cannot be proven just to
drive more traffic to their various channels.
PERSONALLY, I
don’t think the P-square I have admired since the time of SENORITA will allow
this DANGER push them into the TEMPTATION of saying GAME OVER. Even though E NO
EASY, I want to keep hearing their IGBEDU FOREVER.
