Izuchukwu Okosi
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is adamant that he and French president Emmanuel Macron have “bigger fish to fry” as he attempts to dismiss concerns that a Brexit row with France could overshadow the G20 and COP26 summits.
The U. K’s Brexit chief Lord Frost had warned to increase “rigorous” checks on EU vessels and launch dispute talks if France does not back down in a row over fishing rights.
Claiming there is a lack of licences for French boats to fish in UK waters, France is seeking to block British boats from some ports and tighten checks on vessels if the row is not resolved by Tuesday, November 2.
Johnson threatened that he will “take the appropriate action”, confirming he was ready to retaliate over what the UK views as breach of the Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).
Then when asked if he was experiencing “deja vu” after a Brexit row with Mr Macron overshadowed the G7 in Cornwall earlier this year, Mr Johnson said: “It’s about fish rather than sausages this time, I don’t know if that’s an improvement.
“Actually, there are bigger fish to fry, everybody knows that. Am I worried about that? The answer is no.”
Johnson’s defiance came as Brexit Minister Lord Frost suggested checks could be ramped up for all European vessels in an attempt to pressure Paris to withdraw threats to block British boats from French ports.
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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