Tinubu at the meeting with the Catholic bishops in Rome, says that he uses our diversity for the prosperity of Nigeria – Thage

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu urged the Nigerians to use their diversity for the country’s stability and development of the

He spoke on Sunday in Rome when he received members of the Catholic Conference of the Bishops of Nigeria. The president also issued a moving call to leaders at all levels to work for improving citizenship.

President Tinubu, a Muslim, said: “If we use our diversity not for adversity but for prosperity, the country’s hope is stability and progress”.

He described it as a historian, Bewe must continue to work on it – it is an ongoing job for the good of our country and the continent as a whole.

“We must continue to work on it – it is an ongoing job for the good of our country and the continent as a whole.”

The president of Nigeria described it as historical when a new pope was inaugurated in Rome.

The Catholic bishops were part of the delegation of President Tinubu to participate in the installation mass of Pope Leo XIV Sunday.

Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, archbishop of Owerri and president of the Catholic Conference of the Bishops of Nigeria, thanked President Tinubu for facilitating their visits to the Vatican to bury the deceased Pope Francis and attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.

He said that development has reported a new era of a more robust relationship between the president and the Catholic conference of the bishops.

“You are always there for us. Now that you have come to the Vatican, every time we have our conference in Nigeria, we will also invite you and we can’t wait to interface with you just as you were able to do with the Holy Father,” he said.

The archbishops Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, Alfred Martins of Lagos and Mathew Hassan Kukah, Catholic bishop of the diocese of Sokoto, participated in the meeting with the president.

A hilarious moment from the event that underlined the president’s declaration was when Tinubu met the candidate for the presidency of the Labor Party, Peter Obi and the former governor of the state of Ekiti Dr. Kayode Fayemi, both Catholics and the Catholic and the Papal Knights, who had traveled to Rome for the event.

According to Bayo Onanuga, special councilor of the president for the media and advertising, who published the meeting on his X account (previously Twitter), Fayemi identified the president sitting with other dignitaries and invited Obi to join him in making homage. Obi has agreed.

Breaking the ice, Fayemi joked: “Mr. President, welcome to our Church and thanks for honoring the Pope with your presence.”

In his signature style, President Tinubu replied: “I should be the one who welcomes you and Peter. I am the head of the Nigerian delegation”.

According to reports, his observation aroused laughter from Obi, who replied cheerfully: “Yes, in fact. We are members of your delegation.

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