President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Rome, Italy has urged Nigerians to use their diversity for the country’s stability and rapid development.
Tinubu stated this on Sunday, when he received members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement by the President’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga.
According to Onanuga, the President also issued a stirring call to leaders at all levels to work for the betterment of the citizenry.
“If we use our diversity not for adversity but for prosperity, the country’s hope is stability and progress,” Tinubu said.
Tinubu stated that it was historic being the President of Nigeria when a new Pope was inaugurated in Rome.
Recall that the Nigerian Catholic bishops were part of President Tinubu’s delegation to the installation mass of Pope Leo XIV’s on Sunday.
Speaking on behalf of the bishops, the Archbishop of Owerri and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Lucius Ugorji thanked President Tinubu for facilitating their visit to the Vatican to bury the late Pope Francis and witness the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.
Ugorji pointed out that the development signalled a new era of a more robust relationship between the President and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
He said, “You are always there for us. Now that you have come to the Vatican, whenever we have our conference in Nigeria, we will also invite you. And we look forward to interfacing with you just as you were able to do with the Holy Father.
Among the Catholic bishops present included Archbishops Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, Alfred Martins of Lagos, and the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah.
source: NAN