I’m only scared of poverty not death – Peter Okoye

Award-winning singer Peter Okoye popularly known as Mr P, has revealed his biggest fear is poverty and being broke.

In a recent interview on Nancy Isime show, Mr P stated he’s not afraid of death, but the thought of returning to a life of poverty terrifies him.

Recounting his childhood, Mr P shared that his family’s single-room apartment was demolished after the landlord sold the property.

He described living with his parents and siblings in a boys’ quarter, with six boys and two girls sharing a one-bedroom apartment divided by a curtain.

Mr P emphasised that he’s experienced poverty firsthand and has no desire to return to it. 

He said, “I am not afraid of death. The only thing I am afraid of in this life is poverty, of being broke.

“I have tasted it [poverty] before. I have been in our house with my parents and siblings and a bulldozer came and demolished it.

“We were living in a boys’ quarter, me, my mum, my dad, all of us. The whole family, six boys and two girls living in a one-bedroom apartment. They had to divide the room with a curtain. So, the landlord had sold the compound, we were trying to plead to get some time to plan our relocation and then a bulldozer came and started demolishing the house while we were still in the building.”