Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, has announced an indefinite leave of absence due to a worsening medical condition.
In a statement released on Saturday, Ngelale revealed that the decision followed extensive consultations with his family.
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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,” he said.
“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.
The leave of absence means that he will temporarily step away from his role as spokesperson for President Bola Tinubu.