Senate President Godswill Akpabio is set to lead Nigeria’s official delegation to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis.
The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
The funeral is set to take place on Saturday, April 2026.
NPO recalls that the pontiff had on Monday passed at the age of 88.
Other members of the delegation are: Amb. Bianca Ojukwu, Minister of State, Foreign Affairs; Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto Diocese and Archbishop Ignatius Ayua Kaigama of Abuja Diocese.
The delegation will formally deliver a letter conveying President Tinubu’s sympathy and condolences on the death of the Pope to the Acting Head of the Vatican.
On Monday, President Tinubu joined the Catholic faithful and Christians worldwide to mourn Pope Francis, who he described as “a humble servant of God, a tireless champion of the poor, and a guiding light for millions.”
In the condolence message, Tinubu remarked that Francis’s death, coming just after the celebration of Christ’s resurrection, was a sacred return to his Maker at a time of renewed hope for Christians.