Izuchukwu Okosi
Mali is set to be hit with stringent economic sanctions and closed borders from West Africa’s regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after delays in holding elections following a military coup in 2020, the organisation said on Sunday.
ECOWAS’ hard stance is because of Mali’s peace accord with the organisation which necessitated an assurance that the election would hold in February but the interim government are now said to be foot dragging on holding an election and rather proposing that it holds in 2025.
Nigeria in particular has been on the forefront of peace keeping missions in Mali with former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan heading delegations to the troubled country on several occasions.
In a communique issued after an emergency summit in the Ghanaian capital Accra, ECOWAS said it found the proposed timetable for a transition back to constitutional rule totally unacceptable.
This schedule “simply means that an illegitimate military transition Government will take the Malian people hostage,” it said.
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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