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Nigeria

A Nigerian politician implied the pope supports his politics. After pushback, he’s apologized

News: Nigeria

Fr. Justine John Dyikuk
Aug 12, 2022
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Governor Simon Lalong. Credit: Plateau State Governor’s Directorate of Press.

A Nigerian governor apologized Friday, after he implied that Pope Francis supports his role as a campaign leader for a controversial presidential ticket, which breaks from the custom of power-sharing between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria

“I now realise that I may have overr…

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