Omotayo, who star musician, Peter Okoye of P-
Square, officially proposed to on Tuesday after a
long time of waiting
Eight years after she started dating half of the
twin singing sensation, P-Square, Peter Okoye,
and with two kids from the affair, Lola Omotayo
finally had the last laugh on Tuesday.
Before the very eyes of those who had been
wondering what would become of the
relationship, she got engaged to the singer. In
the typical P-Square fashion, it was not a quiet
one.
Armed with a brand new Range Rover SUV, a
bunch of flowers, an engagement ring and a note
which simply read, 'Please, say yes', Peter
popped the question to his mixed-race lover,
thereby shutting up the naysayers who felt the
relationship was not marriage-bound.
He then took to his Instagram account to share
the news with his numerous followers. Like
Siamese twins, the lovers had stuck to each
other since 2005 when their paths first crossed,
just as P-Square were kicking off their career.
From the word go, it seemed they were
incompatible, what with differences in factors
like age, pedigree, exposure and educational
background working against them? But all
through the years, any hint of pain or heartache
went virtually undetectable, as publicity-shy
Omotayo,who rarely steps out with Peter, always
puts up a brave front. She is 40, while Peter is
34.
Not discountenancing the fact that she might
have nursed some secret pains, she once spoke
about how challenging it was dating a celebrity.
"There are things you have to deal with; a lot of
women, intruders, fans. You have to appreciate
and respect the fans, but you also have some of
them who are thinking of other things," Omotayo
once said.
A Theatre Arts graduate from San Francisco
University, United States of America, Omotayo
initially had her eyes on Nollywood. But fate had
a different plan. Prior to that time, she had
enrolled to study Psychology at the Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile Ife, but later abandoned
the idea, opting to study abroad instead.
Upon her return to Nigeria, she ended up in the
corporate sector, where she worked with
ECONET (now Airtel) as an events manager. She
later moved to Daily Times, advertising
company, FK:G2 and her father's company,
Nosco Oil & Gas. It was during her time at
FK:G2 that her paths crossed with a young
Peter.
Recounting their love story, Omotayo said she
was a hard nut to crack. "Though I had met
Peter a couple of times before then, at the show,
one of our clients, British American Tobacco
(BAT) and P-Square were doing something on
Benson & Hedges then. We were on a road show
together.
"My agency handled some of the British
American Tobacco brands and P-Square was
doing a show for us at one of our events in
Enugu. There was some chemistry. He asked for
my number and I refused giving it to him. I told
him if you really wanted to know me, you have to
find my number. So, he took it as a task and
found my number and the rest is history."
The relationship had its fair share of scandals
that threatened to shake its very foundation. The
most popular being Peter's rumoured romance
with former beauty queen, Munachi Abii, in
2008. According to reports at the time, Abii was
said to have kicked off a romance with the singer
after she was featured in their hit video,
Ifunnaya.
So strong were the rumours that both women,
Omotayo and Abii, were alleged to have
exchanged blows when they stumbled into each
other at the P-Square villa. Both parties later
debunked the tales as empty gossip.
Then, the fact that there were two children
already in the picture ensured that their
relationship was always subject to public
scrutiny. In June, five months after the birth of
the second child, Omotayo was, once again, the
butt of online wags who felt her relationship
with the famous singer was a sheer waste of
time.
Worse, the lovers constantly maintained that
marriage was not in the picture. In a 2008
interview, Omotayo went philosophical when
asked a question concerning marriage. She said,
"There is so much that completes a woman and
marriage is not it. I've never focused on that. I'm
not afraid to be alone. However, I pray, I am not
going to end up alone for the rest of my life; I
want a life partner."
But just when some folks felt Omotayo's parents
were not in support of the affair, her father's
presence during her surprise birthday party,
organised by Peter last year, shut many lips.
If everything goes on as planned, the lovers will
be joining a 2face Idibia, who rose through
many doubts and scandals to eventually tie the
knot with Anie Macauley. For now, many are
watching and waiting with bated breath.
Culled from Punch Newspaper
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN
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