Despite the busy electioneering campaigns by the presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party,
Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the February 25 polls, the former Vice president of Nigeria on Sunday evening fecilitated with Arsenal Football Club on their Premier League win over Tottenham Hotspur.
Abubakar, who was the country’s vice president in the government headed by Olusegun Obasanjo, took to his verified Twitter handle to celebrate with the team.
“Nice win, @Arsenal! -AA. #TOTARS,” read Atiku’s tweet.
This was followed by mixed reactions as those who are against his presidential ambitions suggested that he will not be as victorious as the club.
There were others however on the other side of the divide who backed the Turaki of Adamawa.
The one-time Nigeria Customs officer is a supporter of the football club and was once seen at the Executive box at the Emirates stadium watching a live football game involving his favourite club.
An own goal from Hugo Lloris and a strike from outside the box by the captain, Martin Odegaard, were all Mikel Arteta’s side required to go eight points clear of second-placed Manchester City and nine points above Manchester United.
Izuchukwu OkosiIzuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.