{"id":3676,"date":"2025-04-26T09:03:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T09:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/?p=3676"},"modified":"2025-04-26T09:03:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T09:03:41","slug":"akpabio-leads-nigerias-delegation-to-rome-for-pope-francis-burial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/akpabio-leads-nigerias-delegation-to-rome-for-pope-francis-burial\/","title":{"rendered":"Akpabio leads Nigeria&#8217;s delegation to Rome for Pope Francis burial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1486\" style=\"width: 222px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1486\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1486\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot_20250124-133817_1-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot_20250124-133817_1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot_20250124-133817_1.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Bola Ahmed Tinubu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In a statement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu&#8217;s Special Adviser on Information &amp; Strategy,Bayo Onanuga, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio is to head the five-member delegation to Vatican City in Rome for the burial of Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis.<\/p>\n<p>Other members of the delegation are the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria; Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Archbishop Matthew Hassan Kukah; and Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Archbishop Ignatius Ayua Kaigama.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement,&#8221;Pope Francis, the revered head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at 88, just a day after appearing for Easter Sunday celebrations at the Vatican.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The delegation will formally deliver a letter conveying President Tinubu&#8217;s sympathy and condolences on Pope Francis&#8217; passing to the Acting Head of the Vatican.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On Monday, President Tinubu joined the Catholic faithful and Christians worldwide to mourn the death of Pope Francis, who he described as &#8220;a humble servant of God, a tireless champion of the poor, and a guiding light for millions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the condolence message, President Tinubu remarked that Pope Francis&#8217;s death, coming just after the celebration of Christ&#8217;s resurrection, is a sacred return to his Maker at a time of renewed hope for Christians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. 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