President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Abuja, the nation’s capital, after attending the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in Rome.
Tinubu touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, this evening, where he was received by dignitaries including the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.
Also present at the airport to receive the President was the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje.
Recall that President Tinubu described his visit to Rome as historic, especially as the President of Nigeria during the inauguration of the new Pope.
While in Rome, Tinubu urged Nigerians to use their diversity to promote national stability and rapid development.
He also hosted members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, issuing a stirring call to leaders at all levels to work for the betterment of the citizenry.
President Tinubu, a Muslim, said, “If we use our diversity not for adversity but for prosperity, the country’s hope is stability and progress.”;;
The Catholic bishops were part of President Tinubu’s delegation to attend Pope Leo XIV’s installation Mass on Sunday.
Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, Archbishop of Owerri and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, thanked President Tinubu for facilitating their visit to the Vatican to bury the late Pope Francis and to witness the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.
He said the development signaled a new era of a more robust relationship between the President and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
“You are always there for us. Now that you have come to the Vatican, whenever we have our conference in Nigeria, we will also invite you, and we look forward to interfacing with you just as you were able to do with the Holy Father,”;; he stated.
Archbishops Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, Alfred Martins of Lagos, and Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, attended the meeting with the President.
