Akpabio Appointed to Head Nigeria’s Delegation for Pope Francis’ Funeral

President Bola Tinubu has appointed the President of the Senate, Dr. Godswill Akpabio, to lead Nigeria’s delegation to Vatican Metropolis for the funeral of Pope Francis, scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025.

The delegation can even encompass the Minister of Assert for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN); Archbishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Sokoto Diocese; and Archbishop Ignatius Ayua Kaigama of the Abuja Diocese.

Pope Francis, the popular chief of the Roman Catholic Church, handed away on Monday, April 21, 2025, on the age of 88, upright a day after performing on the Vatican for Easter Sunday celebrations.

The Nigerian delegation will officially recent a letter from President Tinubu offering condolences and sympathy to the Appearing Head of the Vatican in gentle of the Pope’s passing.

On Monday, President Tinubu joined Christians worldwide in mourning the Pope’s demise, remembering him as “a humble servant of God, a tireless champion of the unhappy, and a guiding gentle for thousands and thousands.”

In his message of condolence, President Tinubu mighty that Pope Francis’s demise, going on upright after the gain together of Christ’s resurrection, marked a sacred return to his Maker, symbolizing a second of renewed hope for Christians all the device by the sector.