* Nigerian catholic bishops, Atiku, Obi, Tuggar, Amadi congratulate pontiff
Chuks Okocha, Onyebuchi Ezigbo and Michael Olugbode in Abuja
Pope Leo XIV yesterday, promised to make the Catholic Church a balm for the world’s “dark nights”, as he celebrated his first mass as pontiff less than 24 hours after being elected.
This was as Catholic bishops in Nigeria under the auspices of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN); former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar; presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, and the Chairman of the Centre for Transparency Advocacy, Dr. Chima Matthew Amadi, congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election as the new Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church.