From Okwe Obi, Abuja
Directorate of Mobilization and Integration of the Labour Party has charged clerics and politicians to emulate the lifestyle of the late Pope Francis. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 was buried yesterday.
Its Director General, Marcel Ngogbehei, in a statement yesterday, said the late Pope lived a simplistic life, and embraced the poor, despite his privileged position.
He said: “Today belongs to the world stage, to the leaders of nations, the stewards of policy, and the architects of the global future.
“In him, we found not a Pope of convenience, but a Pope of conscience. The kind of leadership we yearn for in our dear country Nigeria.
“Let history record that Pope Francis did not just walk with the Church—he walked with the world. And the world, in turn, followed his steps.”
He, also, called for peace in the land and a commitment to uphold the values Pope Francis championed: compassion, humility, and unity.
“As the bells of Rome echoed one last time for Pope Francis, the world mourned not just the passing of a religious leader, but the departure of a rare global conscience.”