Rome: Nigeria remains committed to building bridges for peace, progress, says Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is committed to building bridges across belief, race, and continent—for peace, for progress, and for all of humanity.

In a post on his X handle @officialABAT, after attending the official inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Sunday, the President said Pope Leo XIV’s “humility, history with Nigeria, and message of peace remind us of the moral leadership the world desperately needs”.

He wrote, “Today, at the Vatican, upon the personal invitation of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, I joined world leaders and millions of Catholics in witnessing the beginning of a new papacy.

“Pope Leo XIV’s humility, history with Nigeria, and message of peace remind us of the moral leadership the world desperately needs.”

The President said as a nation of deep faith and great diversity, “Nigeria remains committed to building bridges across belief, race, and continent—for peace, for progress, and for all of humanity.”

He also prayed that the Almighty God guide the Holy Father and strengthen all who labour for a more just and compassionate world.