Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto diocese, has received his Mundo Negro Fraternity Award for his work with the Kukah Centre.
Kukah received the award on Saturday in Madrid, Spain’s capital.
Enrique Bayo Mata, a priest of the Comboni Missionaries and director of the Madrid-based Spanish Magazine, Mundo Negro, had informed the Kukah Centre of the award.
Every year, the magazine organises the encounter with Africa during which the Award is given to a chosen African personality or institution that has stood out for their contribution to a better world and a better African continent.
Atta Barkindo, executive director of the Kukah Centre, had also confirmed the award in a statement in September.
“We at the Kukah Centre are humbled by this show of appreciation for the contributions of the Founder of our Centre. While we congratulate our Founder, Bishop Kukah, we sincerely thank the initiators of this Award,” the statement reads.
“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.”
He added that the award comes with a €10,000 reward.
