Renowned Nigerian musician Peter Okoye, famously known as Mr P, recently opened up about his deepest fear in life—living in poverty. Speaking on the Nancy Isime Show, Mr P revealed that he isn’t afraid of death, but the idea of financial struggle is what truly worries him.
Reflecting on his childhood, he shared how his family once lived in a single-room rented apartment, which was eventually torn down after the landlord sold the property.
These early experiences, he explained, have driven his relentless pursuit of success and financial stability, shaping the hardworking and determined mindset that has made him a household name in the Nigerian music industry.
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.”
