The spokesperson for President Bola Tinubu, Ajuri Ngelale, ‘resigned’ from his position on Saturday amid speculations and internal conflicts within the presidency.
Officially, Ngelale cited the need to attend to urgent medical matters affecting his family as the reason for his departure.
However, deeper issues appear to have influenced his decision to step down.
Premium Times has learned that the presidency had been actively searching for a replacement for Ngelale, citing a lack of capacity to fulfill the demands of the role effectively.
Insiders revealed that there had been growing dissatisfaction with his performance, both as the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity and as the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action.
The situation escalated when the presidency directed Ngelale to relinquish his media adviser role and focus solely on his duties related to climate action.
Contrary to his wishes to maintain his position in the media wing, he was…