On behalf of President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian People, the Senate President, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio led a delegation to the Lying-in-State of Pope Francis, inside St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City.

As the Leader of Nigeria’s delegation to the burial ceremony of Pope Francis, the Senate President paid tribute to our departed Pope at 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.