By Ken Afor
A Spanish magazine, Mundo Negro, has selected renowned Nigerian cleric, Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Reverend Matthew Hassan Kukah, for the ‘Mundo Negro Fraternity Award’.
The award comes with a €10,000 cash prize which will be presented to Kukah in Madrid on February 3, 2024.
The magazine in a letter signed by Fr. Enrique Bayo Mata, a priest of the Comboni Missionaries and Director of the Spanish Magazine, recognised Bishop Kukah for his remarkable contribution in Africa, a better continent, through his foundation, the Kukah Centre.
According to Fr. Enrique Bayo Mata, “Every year, the Magazine organises the Encounter with Africa during which the Award is given to a chosen African personality or institution that has been characterised by their contribution to the construction of a better world and a better African continent.
“Our eyes have been opened to the excellent work of the Kukah Centre founded by you.”
Reacting to the award, the Kukah Centre said it is a source of motivation for the founder and his team to continue to work harder in promoting what the Bishop represents.
It further stated that, “We at the Kukah Centre are humbled by this show of appreciation of the contributions of the Founder of our Centre. While we congratulate our Founder, Bishop Kukah, we sincerely thank the initiators of this Award.
“We promise that this Award will spur us all to work even harder in promoting the ideals that Bishop Kukah represents to make the world a better place through the activities of the Kukah Centre,” Fr. Atta Barkindo, the Executive Director of The Kukah Centre, Abuja, said.
