Former Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party LP Mr Peter Obi, on Sunday sent warm greetings to Pope Leo On his 70th birthday. In a post on his verified X handle (formerly Twitter), Obi prayed that God will the Lord keep “guiding and guarding you, granting you strength, peace, and joy in the sacred task you carry.”
The full statement reads:
Seventy Years of Grace
On this blessed day of your 70th birthday, our beloved Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, I join the Universal Church and all people of goodwill in congratulating you, Holy Father.
Your journey through the years has been a living witness to God’s grace, shaping you into a shepherd whose life speaks of faith, humility, and courage. As you continue to preside over the Church in communion with the bishops, my heartfelt prayer is that the Lord will keep guiding and guarding you, granting you strength, peace, and joy in the sacred task you carry.
It is profoundly significant that your birthday falls on the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross. This sacred feast reminds us that the Cross, once a symbol of suffering, has become the sign of victory, redemption, and unshakeable hope. In the same way, your own life reflects how faith, perseverance, and fidelity to Christ can transform trials into triumphs.
May the Lord strengthen you to carry the Cross with joy, enlighten your path with wisdom, and bless your years ahead with health, peace, and lasting fulfilment.
Ad multos annos!
-PO
