‎Peter Okoye Lays Accusations On His Twin, Paul As He Tenders Apology Over ‘Who Naija Language Help’ Comment

‎‎Nigerian singer Peter Okoye (Mr P) of the defunct group Psquare has tendered an apology for his ‘Who Naija language help?’ comment.

‎Mr P engaged an X user, who asked him if his children can speak Igbo, Peter questioned who Naija language help.

‎‎His statement drew massive backlash, and his twin brother jumped on the bandwagon, indirectly condemning him for it.

‎Paul said he is a nobody without the culture, native language, and pride of a Nigerian. He said he is 100% Nigerian and proudly Igbo.

‎‎“I’m a nobody, I repeat, a nobody without the culture, native language, and pride of a Nigerian. 100% proudly Nigerian. 100% proudly Igbo”.

‎‎Taking to his Twitter, Peter tendered an apology to the public, saying he takes full responsibility for his words. He clarified that he doesn’t hate Nigerian languages or our culture.

‎‎He took a swipe at his twin for using the moment as another opportunity to pull him down. He claimed Paul was doing everything possible to make people hate him.

‎“If my response to “Who Naija language help?” upset some people, I apologise and take full responsibility for my words. That doesn’t mean I hate Nigerian languages or our culture.

‎”It all started from an innocent tweet where I said my kids speak French, and it made me think maybe I should buy a house in Paris; somehow, that turned into something completely different.

‎”At no point did I say I hate the Igbo language or Igbo culture. I said “Naija language,” referring to the different languages in Nigeria, but some individuals twisted it and made it seem like I specifically mentioned Igbo. I didn’t.

‎”That said, I still take responsibility for how my words were received.

‎”But again, bro, you’re at it again, using this moment as another opportunity to pull me down. Just like I wrote in my open letter two years ago, doing everything possible to make people hate me will never work.

‎”Yes, people are dragging me over my statement, and that’s okay. We all have moments where our words can be misunderstood or where we could have expressed ourselves better. I accept that. But deliberately twisting my words and using petty tactics to damage my reputation says a lot.

‎”I don’t know why you look for every opportunity to make derisive comments or jump on the bandwagon whenever I’m being attacked. The other time, you threw shade at me and even age-shamed me for still dancing at my age. Now it’s this again.

‎”At this point, I think it’s only fair I start giving the same energy I receive. No more Mr Nice Guy.

“‎It’s aura for aura, Egusi for Egusi, Oha for Oha”.

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