AKPABIO LEADS NIGERIA'S DELEGATION TO POPE FRANCIS’ FUNERAL. (PHOTO).

Akpabio Leads Nigeria's Delegation to Pope Francis’ Funeral Senate President Dr. Godswill Akpabio has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26, 2025. The delegation includes Foreign Minister Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu, Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, and others. Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. The delegation will deliver a condolence letter from President Tinubu to the Vatican's Acting Head. Tinubu expressed deep sorrow over the Pope's death, honoring him as a “humble servant of God” and a champion for the poor.