President Tinubu returns from Vatican after honouring Pope’s invitation

• President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja aft attending a peculiar installation wide astatine the Vatican, pursuing a idiosyncratic invitation from Pope Francis's successor
• The lawsuit brought unneurotic planetary leaders and religion dignitaries, strengthening diplomatic ties betwixt Nigeria and the Holy See
• Tinubu is expected to resume cardinal nationalist engagements, including meetings connected information and economical policy

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived backmost successful Abuja pursuing his sojourn to the Vatican City, wherever helium attended the installation wide of caller Cardinals, held astatine the invitation of Pope Leo XIV.

The president had departed Nigeria earlier successful the week to honour the Papal ceremony, which drew planetary dignitaries and religion leaders to St. Peter’s Basilica successful Rome.

President Tinubu was welcomed backmost to Abuja by members of his government, including the APC National president and the FCT minister. Photo: X/Bayoonanuga
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The lawsuit formed portion of a bid of engagements betwixt the Holy See and prime satellite leaders, further strengthening Nigeria’s diplomatic ties with the Vatican.

Tinubu’s beingness astatine the installation wide signaled Nigeria’s continued involvement successful fostering planetary spiritual and interfaith dialogue, particularly arsenic the state navigates its ain interior spiritual dynamics. His information was astatine the idiosyncratic invitation of the Pontiff.

Tinubu meets Nigerian clergy successful Rome

President Bola Tinubu met with Nigerian Catholic bishops successful Rome who were portion of the Nigerian delegation attending the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.

The bishops had besides traveled to the Vatican to wage last respects to the precocious Pope Francis.

Tinubu met with Nigerian Catholic clergy successful Vatican. Photo: X/Bayo onanuga
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Addressing the bishops, the President said:

“If we usage our diverseness not for adversity but for prosperity, the country’s anticipation is stableness and progress.”

He described his beingness astatine the Vatican during the historical modulation successful the Catholic Church arsenic important and expressed appreciation for the lukewarm collaboration with the Church leaders.

Notable clergymen contiguous astatine meeting

The gathering featured notable figures including Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, Archbishop of Owerri and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria.

Archbishop Ugorji extended gratitude to President Tinubu for facilitating their information successful some the burial of Pope Francis and the installation wide of Pope Leo XIV.

“You are ever determination for us. Now that you person travel to the Vatican, whenever we person our league successful Nigeria, we volition besides invitation you, and we look guardant to interfacing with you conscionable arsenic you were capable to bash with the Holy Father,” Archbishop Ugorji said.

Other salient members of the clergy astatine the gathering included Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, Archbishop Alfred Martins of Lagos, and Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto Diocese.

Nigerian bishops observe predetermination of Pope Leo XIV

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost had been elected by conclave arsenic new Pope of the Catholic Church aft the ceremonial rites of Pope Francis, who died astatine the property of 88 years.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, present Pope Leo XIV, is the archetypal Pope from the United States of America, USA, successful 2000 years. Born successful Chicago successful 1955, the caller Pontiff besides serves arsenic the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.

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Source: Legit.ng