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The mother of Paul and Peter Okoye of P-Square fame, Mrs. Josephine
Okoye died five hours after a heart surgery in an Indian hospital at
about 11pm (3am Indian time) on Wednesday.
The deceased, who was a devoted christian and church minister in Jos,
Plateau State, died after a protracted battle with an undisclosed
heart illness.
The late Mrs. Okoye was first admitted at St. Nicholas hospital,
Lagos, but when there was no assuring development on her health, she was
transferred to another hospital in Kolkata, India, where she
eventually died last night.
Mrs. Okoye, who is popularly known as a major pillar and source of
inspiration to the singing twin brothers (P-Square), had been in and out
of the hospital for about four months before she eventually died.
She is survived by her Jos based husband, children; Ifeanyi, Henry,
Jude, Lilian, Tony, Peter, Paul and Mary. She also had grand-children,
one of which is Cameron, the son of Peter.
A condolence register has been opened in her honour at P-Square’s
Omole Phase 1 residence. Friends and colleagues of the multiple
award-winning singers have been visiting the house to commiserate with
the Okoye family.
Some of the early callers in P-Square’s Square Villa resident this
morning include their marketer, T-Joe, Flip Tyce, Samklef and Helen
Paul-Bamisile.
Peter, a better half of the P-Square twin brothers, said their mother
would be greatly missed, not just because she was their mother, but
because she played a vital role in the success story of P-Square.
”You know that she was a prayer warrior, so I don’t need to tell you
how she stood by us spiritually. Besides, she was the only one that
believed in us when we decided to make a career out of music.
”I can remember that she used to sneak us out at night then to attend
shows without the consent of our father who insisted that we must quit
music to face our education,” Peter said.
