By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26.
Godswill Akpabio. Senate President is the head of the five-member delegation.
Other members of the delegation are Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, 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.
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.
The delegation will formally deliver a letter conveying President Tinubu’s sympathy and condolences on Pope Francis’ passing to the Acting Head of the Vatican.
