President Buhari congratulates first black Archbishop who is a Nigerian to be Vatican city Amb to Czech Rep

A congratulatory message by President Muhammadu Buhari was conveyed to His Excellency, the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, and the Ambassador of the Vatican City to the Czech Republic.

Nigerian Ambassador to the Czech Republic, His Excellency, Ambassador Kevin Peter on a courtesy call on behalf of President Buhari
has congratulated the first black Archbishop to be assigned a duty to represent the Vatican City by His Holiness, Pope Francis.

Okolo, a Nigerian by birth Kevin in a statement said the visit was to convey the good wishes and congratulatory message of Mr. President, Mohammadu Buhari, GCON.

President Muhammadu called on the Ambassador Priest to pray fervently for Nigeria and keep making the country proud through the Priestly duties as the Vatican City Ambassador.

The statement said Jude Okolo, is an indigene of Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State but was born and brought up in Kano City, Northern Nigerian, and was mentored by His Lordship Cardinal Arinze.

While responding to the courtesy call to have conveyed President Buhari’s words of congratulations through the Nigerian Chancery, Ambassador Jude appreciated the visit and expressed his gratitude to the President for the show of fatherly love and encouragement.

He pledged to be praying for Nigeria in the area of security, peace, unity, and progress as the country is about to conduct another election that will determine new leaders to pilot its affairs.