Otedola Congratulates Pope Leo, Shares Photo Of His Visit To Nigeria
Otedola Congratulates Pope Leo, Shares Photo Of His Visit To Nigeria
Otedola, who serves as the chancellor of Augustine University, took to Instagram on Friday to share a photograph of the pontiff – at the time the Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru – during his 2016 visit to the Augustinian community in Abuja, Nigeria.
“On behalf of the Board of Trustees, Governing Council, and Management of Augustine University Ilara, Epe, Lagos State, I, Femi Otedola CON, Chancellor, proudly congratulate our new Pope, Leo XIV @Pontifex, a devoted Augustinian Priest from whom our University draws its name and heritage,” he stated.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, Governing Council, and Management of Augustine University Ilara, Epe, Lagos State, I, Femi Otedola CON, Chancellor, proudly congratulate our new Pope, Leo XIV @Pontifex, a devoted Augustinian Priest from whom our University draws its name and… pic.twitter.com/KdZumhiXKM
— Femi Ote$ (@realFemiOtedola) May 9, 2025
In his trip to Nigeria, the new Pope also visited the Augustinian community in Abuja, a fact Otedola acknowledged in his congratulatory message.
“We are especially proud that His Holiness visited the Augustinian community in Abuja in 2016, where he commissioned key projects,” the businessman added.
We pray for God’s guidance as he undertakes the sacred responsibility of leading 1.5 billion Catholics around the world.”
After that visit almost a decade ago, the now-Catholic leader posted a photo of himself with Catholic leaders, some believed to have accompanied him from abroad, while others were Nigerian clergy dressed in black and white cassocks.
“For the first time, General Chapter of the Order of St. Augustine on the African continent — Abuja, Nigeria,” the cleric’s post, dated September 29, 2016, and translated from Spanish to English, reads.