Kukah explained that the impact of Queen Elizabeth went beyond the UK and Commonwealth but the entire world.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Friday mourned Queen Elizabeth II, noting that she was loved for her sincerity and sense of purpose.
Elizabeth died on Thursday at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She was aged 96.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Kukah said that “as a leader, Queen Elizabeth was well respected because of the enormous goodwill she brought into governance.
“She was a compassionate and determined administrator, a peacemaker and bridge builder who stepped in to lead the Commonwealth of Nations effectively.
“The beautiful and genteel face of Queen Elizabeth had long become etched in public memory across generations.”
Kukah noted that Elizabeth ascended the throne the year he was born and died on a significant date which is the birthday of the Virgin Mary.
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“It also marked my 11th episcopal ordination anniversary,” he added.
Kukah explained that the impact of Queen Elizabeth went beyond the UK and Commonwealth but the entire world.
“She will be remembered as a moral force in world that has become severely fractured by hatred and other forms of extremism.
“Queen Elizabeth’s reign covered a period of massive social, economic, technological and political change.
“It saw the transformation of the once global British Empire into a Commonwealth of 52 independent nations headed by the queen and the country’s entrance into and exit from the European Union.”
Kukah added that 15 prime ministers served under Elizabeth, from Winston Churchill on her accession to the throne in 1952 to Liz Truss.
The clergyman prayed to God to be merciful to her gentle soul.