Priest Of Sokoto Diocese Reintegrated By Bishop Kukah After 7 Years Of Absence
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Northwest Nigeria, Most Reverend Matthew Hassan Kukah has formally received back to the Diocese, Rev. Fr. Thomas Nwachukwu who left the Diocese on health grounds in
He reportedly went to Ghana where he fraternized with and pledged loyalty to a pastor, the video of which went viral. He made the trip to Ghana and engaged in such activity without the knowledge and approval of his Bishop. On his return to his Parish in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, he came down with stroke.
While in the hospital for treatment, he discharged himself and went to his village for treatment on his own terms. In his magnanimity, Bishop Kukah took out time to visit him in his family home at Mbaise, Imo State, Southeast Nigeria.
The Bishop said in a statement that during his visit, Fr. Nwachukwu showed remorse admitting that “he really had no idea what got over him. Later after his health improved, Fr. Nwachukwu applied to be admitted back to the presbyterate of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.
After prayerful and careful reflection reflection on his case with the College of Consul
MATTHEW HASSAN KUKAH studied Philosophy and Theology at St. Augustine’s Major Seminary in Jos, Nigeria. He undertook his PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies and has a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He served as secretary general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, member of the Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission, was secretary of the National Political Reform Conference. He is currently chairman of the Ogoni Shell Reconciliation Committee and Vicar General of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Our Bishop: Most Rev. Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah is the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria.
Bishop Kukah was born on August 31, in Anchuna, Ikulu Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State. Kukah received his primary education at St. Fidelis Primary School, Zagom, then St. Joseph Minor Seminary, Zaria, before proceeding to St. Augustine Major Seminary Jos, Plateau State, where he studied Philosophy and Theology. Kukah was ordained a Catholic Priest on December 19, Bishop M H Kukah also attended the University of Ibadan, where he obtained a diploma in Religious Studies. Kukah also received the Bachelor of Divinity at the Pontifical Urban University, Rome in , followed by a Master’s degree in Peace Studies, at the University of Bradford, United Kingdom in Kukah's academic pursuits culminated with a PhD from University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in
Between and he served as a member of the Nigerian Investigation Commission of Human Rights Violations. In addition to his work as a parish priest of Saint Andrews's parish in Kakuri, Kaduna from until his nomination as bishop, he was
In demand by governments and civil society as both a mediator and an analyst, Father Kukah has worked with a wide range of Nigerians and foreigners who are trying to address the country's chronic underdevelopment.
His disinterest in taking up partisan positions in Nigeria and his drive to bring the country together gives Kukah an important role as both actor in Nigeria's political dramas and spokesman for those Nigerian nationalists who have been trying to push the country forward.
Africa Confidential's Oladipo Salimonu interviewed Father Kukah in London recently about the prospects for political change and economic reform in the run-up to next year's elections:
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