Chief Ajuri Ngelale, notable journalist and spokesman to the president- His excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu has requested that an indefinite leave of absence be given to him.
This was disclosed today. According to him, he tendered his memo to the Chief of Staff yesterday with the intention of dealing with medical situations that is currently affecting his family.
He stated,
“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.”
He lamented about his decision to pause duties for a while, pending when he will return to national service. At this stance, he obliged the public to keep his dealings private.
He stated,
“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.
