{"id":117935,"date":"2025-04-25T18:21:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T17:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=117935"},"modified":"2025-04-25T18:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T17:21:34","slug":"vatican-akpabio-to-represent-tinubu-at-pope-francis-burial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/vatican-akpabio-to-represent-tinubu-at-pope-francis-burial\/","title":{"rendered":"Vatican: Akpabio to represent Tinubu at Pope Francis Burial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1830391785562046088\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1830391785562046088-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Senate President, Godswill Akpabio will lead Nigeria\u2019s delegation to Vatican City for the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26, Pointblank News has learnt.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The Pontiff died on Easter Monday, aged 88.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>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; (CBCN), Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Archbishop Matthew Hassan Kukah; and Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Archbishop Ignatius Ayua Kaigama.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The delegation will formally deliver a letter conveying President Bola Tinubu\u2019s sympathy and condolences on Pope Francis\u2019 passing to the Vatican.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>President Tinubu in a condolence message, joined the Catholic faithful and Christians worldwide to mourn the death of the Pontiff, who he described as \u201ca humble servant of God, a tireless champion of the poor, and a guiding light for millions.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In the condolence message, President Tinubu remarked that Pope Francis\u2019s death, coming just after the celebration of Christ\u2019s resurrection, is a sacred return to his Maker at a time of renewed hope for Christians.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myke Agunwa Senate President, Godswill Akpabio will lead Nigeria\u2019s delegation to Vatican City for the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26, Pointblank News has learnt.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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