President Bola Tinubu has reiterated Nigeria’s readiness to foster international friendships and its dedication to promoting interfaith dialogue, tolerance, and global cooperation.
He reiterated this on his verified X account, @officialABAT, when he spoke after a dinner in his honour hosted by His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, in Rome.
The dinner held before the solemn Mass inaugurating the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, where the President described the encounter as warm and productive, grounded in shared values of peace, mutual respect, and global solidarity.
“Our dialogue was marked by a spirit of fraternity and a shared vision for the future,” Tinubu said.
He added, “I expressed Nigeria’s deep appreciation for the Vatican’s longstanding goodwill and reaffirmed our commitment to promoting interfaith dialogue, tolerance, and cooperation in an increasingly polarised world.”
The President further emphasized that Nigeria remains a nation “open to friendship, grounded in faith, and committed to building bridges of understanding across the world.”
