Peter Obi, 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), felicitates with Pope Leo XIV on the 70th birthday of the Head of the Catholic Church on Sunday 14 September, 2025.
Obi prayed, “the Lord will keep guiding and guarding you, granting you strength, peace, and joy in the sacred task you carry.”
Robert Francis Prevost, known by his Papal name, Pope Leo XIV, was born on September 14, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, United States (US).
Pope Leo XIV’s Papacy started in May, 2025, succeeding Pope Francis.
The former Governor of Anambra State said, the “journey” of the Sovereign of the Vatican City State all these years “has been a living witness to God’s grace, shaping you into a shepherd”.
Obi wrote on X: “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!”
