By Obaike Ode-Ihue
Citing medical reasons, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has resigned his appointment.
Ajuri, in a statement, said he had submitted a memo to that effect on Friday to the office of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, intimating him of his decision to proceed on indefinite leave of absence to enable him deal with some medical issues.
Recall that the Director General of the DSS and his NIA counterpart had also tendered their resignations in similar sudden manner, both of them citing personal decisions as reasons.
Ngelale’s statement reads:
“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.”
