Photos: Dogara Meets with Pope Francis, Prays For Nigeria’s Peace

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His Holiness, Pope Francis, has said that he has been praying for the peace and stability of Nigeria.
The Pope made this known when he met with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon  Yakubu Dogara, in Saint Peters Square, Vatican City.
The Speaker had led Nigerian delegation to the Holy See for a morning mass where nationals and leaders from different countries of the world gathered to join His Holiness for the devotion and receive blessings from the Pontiff.
Dogara who described the meeting with Pope Francis as “awesome”, stated that he was pleasantly surprised  and  delighted to know that the pontiff is well informed about the happenings in Nigeria.
The moment I was introduced to him as the Speaker of the Nigerian Parliament, he said “how is Nigeria and how  are you working for the peace of Nigeria?”
“Pray for me also”
Pope Francis then told the Speaker that he always prays for the peace of Nigeria saying, ” I pray for the peace of Nigeria and pray for me also”.
The Speaker was accompanied by the Nigerian Ambassador to the Holy See, General George Godwin Umo (rtd) who disclosed that the Pope has been holding mass in honour of the 26 Nigerian girls that died in the Mediterranean sea while trying to enter Italy few weeks ago.
Hon Dogara is in Italy on the invitation of the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Ms Laura Boldrini,  for an international conference on “Human Trafficking and women empowerment: The Partnership between Nigeria and Italy.”

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