I’m eager to receive Pope Leo XIV – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has expressed how eager he is to receive Pope Leo XIV in Nigeria.

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Tinubu stated this while receiving the Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations of the Holy See, Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.

The Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, ushered the Archbishop into the President’s presence, according to a statement signed Saturday by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy.

The President said, “I appreciate the Pope. It was an honour for me to lead the Nigerian delegation to his inauguration as Pope Leo XIV.

“It was a moment of history. I see his efforts all over the world to promote world peace.

“We need his spiritual engagement, as millions around the world look up to him. I look forward to receiving him in Nigeria.”