Izuchukwu Okosi
Fiery clergyman Bishop Matthew Kukah was guest on Arise TV’s The Morning Show Tuesday morning currently going on as at the time of this publication and has taken a swipe at key principal government officers, Garba Shehu, Femi Adeshina and Lai Mohammed for their derogatory comments towards him recently in the media.
The Presidency made reference to Bishop Kukah’s Easter message on Sunday in which he condemned the Federal Government’s policies.
In a statement titled, “Kukah’s virus of hate” which was signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, in media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, the Presidency said:
“As the nomination congress approaches, rumblings within the party rise to an acrimonious crescendo and the troubleshooting market blossoming in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, which is in desperate yearning for his tested skills, we are surprised- so too are many others- that the Bishop of Sokoto Province, the Most Rev Mathew Matthew Hassan could still find the time for a lengthy homily on his usual target, Muhammadu Buhari, the President of Nigeria.
“For a man who has been spreading hate for decades, nothing new in the homily, except for the fact that while millions of Christians were remembering the Lord’s crucifixion on Friday, His descent on Saturday, His resurrection on Sunday, and subsequent appearance to His disciples, Bishop Matthew Kukah was playing politics.
The Bishop of the Sokoto Diacease Kukah in response to the allegation of always dabbling in politics and spreading hate against President Muhammadu Buhari as monitored by Prime Business Africa said:
“The accliamed prosperous government”is falling before their eyes. Yet, they are blind to see.
“Nepotism is evil because it denies you the opportunity to hear other voices,” Kukah told the trio of Garba Shehu (Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity), Femi Adeshina (Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President) and Lai Mohammed (Information minister).
Bishop Kukah asks Garba Shehu specifically if he is”a closet Christian” for quoting bibles he doesn’t understand.
The cleric further challenged Garba, Adeshina and Mohammed to any venue of their choice for an open debate to talk about what the achievements of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Muhammadu Buhari has been since the administration took reins of government.
Izuchukwu 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.
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