{"id":163006,"date":"2025-05-18T22:11:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T21:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/mr-president-welcome-to-our-church-peter-obi-fayemi-tell-tinubu-in-rome"},"modified":"2025-05-18T23:14:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T22:14:54","slug":"mr-president-welcome-to-our-church-peter-obi-fayemi-tell-tinubu-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/mr-president-welcome-to-our-church-peter-obi-fayemi-tell-tinubu-in-rome","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Mr President, welcome to our church\u2019 \u2013 Peter Obi, Fayemi tell Tinubu in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Bayo Onanuga, the spokesperson to President Bola Tinubu, has provided the details of his principal\u2019s meeting with Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, and former Ekiti governor Kayode Fayemi.<\/p>\n<p>The president met Obi and Fayemi at Pope Leo XIV\u2019s installation mass on Sunday in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>According to Onanuga, Fayemi sighted President Tinubu, where he sat with other leaders and asked Obi to follow him to pay homage to the Nigerian leader and Obi agreed.<\/p>\n<p>He said on getting to the President, Fayemi broke the ice between Obi and Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cMr President, welcome to our church, and thank you for honouring the Pope with your presence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Tinubu, according to his spokesperson, responded: \u201cI should be the one welcoming you and Peter. I\u2019m the Head of the Nigerian Delegation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The President\u2019s response cracked up Obi, who agreed with the President.<\/p>\n<p>Obi said: \u201cYes, indeed. We are members of your delegation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Obi and Fayemi are staunch Catholics and Papal knights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Bayo Onanuga, the spokesperson to President Bola Tinubu, has provided the details of his principal\u2019s meeting with Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, and former Ekiti governor Kayode Fayemi. The president met Obi and Fayemi at Pope Leo XIV\u2019s installation mass on Sunday in Rome. 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