It’s now not information that President Bola Tinubu led a Nigerian authorities’s delegation to Rome to witness the inaugural mass of the brand new Catholic Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, on the Vatican on Sunday.
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has described Tinubu’s presence on the event as unprecedented by any sitting Nigerian President or Head of State, which confirmed a higher higher expression of non secular tolerate, mutual respect and heat gesture that Nigerians can all be happy with.
Nevertheless, from a better perspective, a presidential media aide has offered one other story of Tinubu’s presence in Rome on a lighter be aware.
Taking to his social media handles on Sunday night, Particular Adviser to the President on Media and Technique, Bayo Onanuga, narrated how President Tinubu met two distinguished Nigerians on the inaugural mass.
In line with Onanuga, Labour Party candidate and Tinubu’s rival within the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, and former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, met at Pope Leo XIV’s set up mass.
“Fayemi sighted President Tinubu, the place he sat with different leaders and requested Obi to comply with him to pay homage to the Nigerian chief. Obi agreed.
“On attending to the President, Fayemi broke the ice between Obi and Tinubu. He stated: ‘Mr. President, welcome to our church, and thanks for honouring the Pope along with your presence.’
“President Tinubu, ever quick-witted, responded: ‘I must be the one welcoming you and Peter. I’m the Head of the Nigerian Delegation.’”
Onanuga stated the President’s response cracked up Peter Obi, who agreed with the President.
“Obi stated: ‘Sure, certainly. We’re members of your delegation’.”
Onanuga added that each Peter Obi and Fayemi are staunch Catholics and Papal knights.
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