on November 7th, 2025
Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the public presentation and official
launch of three new books by Dr. Reuben Abati, a renowned journalist, intellectual and former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR.
The notable cleric, social crusader, bridge builder and advocate for an inclusive Nigerian democratic and economic society, will speak on the topic “Nigeria:
Time to Re-Load.”
The three books to be presented on Friday, November 7th, 2025, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs include:
Politics in Nigeria (Avebury, 1997), and Religion, Politics and Power in Northern
Nigeria (Ibadan, Spectrum Books, 1993). Other books are Witness to Justice
(Udara, 2010) and Witness to Reconciliation and Broken Truths: Nigeria’s
Elusive Quest for National Cohesion (Adonis and Abbey, 2022).
Kukah was appointed as a member of the Dicastery on Integral Human
Development in December 2020, by Late Pope Francis.
He is the convener of the National Peace Committee, established in 2014, with
the commitment to facilitating and supporting credible and peaceful general
elections in Nigeria, strengthening political stability.