Facts have continued to emerge from those in the villa on what truly transpired why Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale was fired contrary reasons cited for embarking on indefinite leave of absence.
Ngelale, also the special presidential envoy on climate action was reportedly to have been fired by the presidency but got a soft-landing to resign publicly after considering his pleas.
A source obtained by FIJ disclosed that ”Ngelale considered himself untouchable because he had the backing of president’s son, Seyi and Femi Gbajabiamila, the president’s chief of staff”
”He was fired; I became aware of this on Tuesday, but i won’t rule out the possibility that it happened earlier. When he got the letter, he started to plead to be allowed to resign as soft landing. He was eventually given a soft landing, which is understandable. News of his sacking in public would have thoroughly embarrassed not just Ngelale but the presidency too”.
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”The Ngelale-Onanuga feud was no secret in the villa, so several top appointees and cabinet members attempted to intervene at separate times; and while Onanuga was open to peace talks, Ngelale wasn’t”.
FIJ source in the villa cited how intervention of Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi yielded no result due to recalcitrant attitude of Ngelale who could not make himself available on four different occasions.
Another source told FIJ how Ngelale blocked Onanuga from having office in villa. Onanuga was described as a squatter in villa since October 2023 until recently when he got an office in villa to operate.
