Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman of President Bola Tinubu, is proceeding on an indefinite leave of absence to frontally deal with medical matters presently affecting his immediate, nuclear family.
He made the agonizing decision on Saturday in a statement where he admitted that “the ship of state waits for no man”, this agonizing decision which he conveyed to President Tinubu in a memo on Friday September 6th 2024.
But Ngelale said he look forward to returning to full-time national service when time, healing, and fate permit, just as he respectfully asked for some privacy for his family in due time.
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On Friday, I submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President informing my office that I am proceeding on an indefinite leave of absence to frontally deal with medical matters presently affecting my immediate, nuclear family.
While I fully appreciate that the ship of state waits for no man, this agonizing decision — entailing a pause of my functions as the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity and Official Spokesperson of the President; Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen — was taken after significant consultations with my family over the past several days as a vexatious medical situation has worsened at home.
I look forward to returning to full-time national service when time, healing, and fate permit.
I respectfully ask for some privacy for my family and I during this time.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale
September 7, 2024
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