Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngilela has begged to be excused from duty to attend to the health challenges of his immediate family members.
In a letter, dated September 7, and addressed to the Chief of Staff to the President, Ajuri said that he was proceeding on an indefinite leave of absence to frontally deal with medical matters presently affecting his 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.”
