Breaking: Tinubu’s spokesperson leaves duty over medical matters

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity and Official Spokesperson of the President Ajuri Ngelale, has proceeded on an indefinite leave of absence.

He revealed on Saturday that the leave is to enable him frontally deal with medical matters presently affecting his immediate, nuclear family.

In a statement, the president’s spokesman said he submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President.

“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.”