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  • Archbishop of Canterbury visits Buhari, glad at level of recovery

    Archbishop of Canterbury visits Buhari, glad at level of recovery

    Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, Friday, paid a personal visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at Abuja House, London.

    Special adviser on media and publicity to the President, Femi Adesina revealed this on his Facebook page.

    According to Adesina, Archbishop Welby and President Buhari are friends, who share deep respect for each other.

    He said Archbishop Welby was delighted to see the rapid recovery President Buhari has made from his health challenges, noting that it was a testimony to the healing powers of God, and answer to prayers of millions of people round the world, adding that, “The cleric pledged to continue praying for both President Buhari and Nigeria.”

    Adesina said Buhari responded by thanking Archbishop Welby, whom he noted had always stood by him at critical times, and wished him God’s continued grace in his spiritual duty of leading the Anglican Communion worldwide.

    It will be recalled that when former British Prime Minister, David Cameron described Nigeria as a “fantastically corrupt” country ahead of an anti-corruption summit in London in 2016, Archbishop Welby had retorted: “But this particular President (Buhari) is actually not corrupt.”

    The Archbishop later personally received the Nigerian President at Lambeth Palace, London, and had also paid a goodwill visit to President Buhari in March this year, during his medical vacation.

     

  • Archbishop of Canterbury visits Buhari

    Archbishop of Canterbury visits Buhari

    Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby on Thursday visited President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja House in London.

    The visit was announced on the President’s twitter handle @MBuhari along with two pictures.

    “Very pleased to welcome the Most Revd and Rt Hon , Archbishop of Canterbury, to Abuja House this afternoon,” the tweet stated.

    Buhari is on extended medical vacation in London on doctor’s instructions.

  • Photos: Buhari in London, receives Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby

    Photos: Buhari in London, receives Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby

    R-L; President Muhammadu Buhari with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby and Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Worldwide, Most Reverend Josiah Idowu Fearon at the official residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner to Britain in London.
    R-L: President Muhammadu Buhari with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby and Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Worldwide, Most Reverend Josiah Idowu Fearon at the official residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner to Britain in London.

     

    President Muhammadu Buhari (R) receives the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby at the official residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner to Britain in London, on Monday.
    President Muhammadu Buhari (R) receives the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby at the official residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner to Britain in London, on Monday.
  • Photo: Archbishop of Canterbury in Aso Rock

    Photo: Archbishop of Canterbury in Aso Rock

  • Jonathan, Archbishop of Canterbury meet at Aso Rock

    President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday met behind closed-door with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt. Rev. Justin Welby at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

    Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, Welby said he came to pray with President Jonathan and also expressed condolence for the losses resulting from bomb blasts and terrorists attacks in Nigeria.

    He said: “The bombing in Jos was deeply disheartening because I know Jos very well. I came to pray with His Excellency and express our condolence for the losses.”

    “God is faithful. In one of the letters that Paul wrote to the church, he talked about the sufferings they were going through being known throughout the world and that is certainly true here because the suffering in Nigeria is known throughout the world.”

    “People throughout the world pray for the country. It is a country which I have profound respect and deep love for. And like many, I am deeply grieved by what is happening but God is faithful.”

    Continuing, he said: “He is always faithful to us and as Christians, in Jesus Christ we believe in His faithfulness and we can trust Him for the future.”

    “I don’t have words to describe the good potential this country has. There is great difficulty at the moment but it is a country with such enormous potentials. I think Nigerians by nature are joyful, hopeful and vigorous, they work hard.”

    He noted that Nigeria has so much going for it.

    “The country has so much going for it. In the meeting, the President talked about the need of a solution that will reach all people, not just the security but economy, spiritual and every part of the human life.”

  • Jonathan congratulates Archbishop of Canterbury

    Jonathan congratulates Archbishop of Canterbury

    resident Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Portal Welby on his enthronement as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury in the United Kingdom and leader of the Anglican Communion worldwide, on Thursday.

    The President, represented by the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, described the new Archbishop as “a man of God experienced in not only pastoral work and ecumenism, but also wider leadership qualities, especially in the areas of peace building, inter-religious cooperation, and capable of influencing the Commonwealth, world governments and international organisations to act in favour of the developing world and improving the living conditions of the poor worldwide.”

    Ekweremadu led a high powered Federal Government delegation to the enthronement ceremony.

    President Jonathan added: “Importantly, with his many visits to Nigeria and great knowledge in Nigerian affairs, it is our belief that he would bring his experience and friendship to bear on our peace-building and developmental efforts.”

    The president further noted that it could only be by divine arrangement that Archbishop Welby and the Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, emerged leaders of the global Anglican and Catholic communities, respectively.

    He expressed hope that they would work with other religious and world leaders to confront the many challenges facing the world.

    Ekweremadu’s Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu, in a statement in Abuja said while taking his oath, the newly enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury pledged to be faithful to the Church and the Queen, emphasising that he was sent to serve the people and to proclaim the love of Christ with all his heart and mind.

    In his sermon, Archbishop Welby told the congregation that “the challenges of environment and economy, of human development and global poverty, can only be faced with Christ-liberated courage.”

    He, however, noted that “courage is released in a society that is under the authority of God, so that we may become fully the human community of which we all dream.

    “There can be no final justice, or security, or love, or hope in our society if it is not finally based on rootedness in Christ”, Archbishop Welby declared.

  • Jonathan congratulates Archbishop of Canterbury

    Jonathan congratulates Archbishop of Canterbury

     

    President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Bishop of Durham, Rt. Rev. Justin Welby, on his appointment as the Archbishop of Canterbury and Head of the Anglican Communion worldwide.

    This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, in Abuja on Saturday.

    The statement noted that the message was contained in a congratulatory letter to the Archbishop.

    In the letter, the president said he was confident that with Welby’s “inspiring antecedents, he will achieve astounding success in the new assignment, given at a time of great challenges for the Anglican Church.

    “On behalf of my family, the government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I write to express warm felicitations to you on your appointment as the next Archbishop of Canterbury.

    “Your elevation to the position of headship of the Anglican Communion worldwide, at a time of great challenges for the international community and the Church of Christ, is evidently richly deserved.

    “I am confident that given your inspiring antecedents, you will make an astounding success of this divine assignment.

    “You can be assured of the prayers and steadfast support of my government and the body of Christ in Nigeria as you assume your exalted office,” the News Agency of Nigeria quoted the president as saying in the letter.