Catholic Pope: ‘Bishop Kukah would have been ideal candidate’ – Fani-Kayode

Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has suggested a Nigerian who, successful his view, would person been a large campaigner for the Pope.

Fani-Kayode disclosed that Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto successful Nigeria would person been an fantabulous prime for the papacy.

Posting connected X, helium described Kukah arsenic a lion with intelligence extent and spiritual virility that nary 1 tin intimidate.

He wrote: “How I privation that our precise ain Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto was a Cardinal. He would person been a large campaigner for Pope and helium would person made an fantabulous one.

“If I were a Roman Catholic helium would person my ballot immoderate time due to the fact that helium is the proverbial person of God, antheral of peace, servant of truth, dependable of the voiceless and defender of the poor.

“Nothing tin intimidate oregon determination him. He has the courageousness of a lion and the intelligence extent and spiritual virility to instrumentality connected anyone connected the satellite stage.

“Maybe immoderate time successful the aboriginal this volition travel to walk and the fantastic radical of Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, the North and so Nigeria volition person truthful overmuch to beryllium arrogant of.

“The satellite surely needs the likes of him astatine this hard time. May God pb and usher the Cardinals arsenic they hole to spell into Conclave for the historical ballot to prime the successor to Pope Francis for the spot of St. Peter.

“Whoever they extremity up electing, whitethorn that idiosyncratic assistance to marque the satellite a safer, amended and much peaceful place.”

This comes arsenic the Roman Catholic Conclave successful the Vatican prepares to commence the process of appointing a caller Pope.

This follows the death of Pope Francis, who died precocious astatine the property of 88 and was buried implicit the weekend.