Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other members of the Nigerian delegation have arrived in Vatican City ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis, set to take place on Saturday.
Akpabio is heading a five-member delegation appointed by President Bola Tinubu to represent Nigeria at the funeral of the late Roman Catholic leader.
The delegation includes Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji; Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah; and Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Ignatius Ayua Kaigama.
Sharing an update on Facebook, Akpabio wrote: “As the Leader of Nigeria’s delegation to the burial ceremony of Pope Francis, I paid tribute to our departed Pope, on behalf of President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian people at the Lying-in-State of Pope Francis inside St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City.”
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