Ajuri Ngelale

Ajuri Obari Ngelale (born 13 November 1986) is a Nigerian broadcast journalist and politician who served as presidential spokesman to president Bola Tinubu. He previously served as presidential senior special adviser on public affairs to former president Muhammadu Buhari and was a co-principal spokesperson of Bola Tinubu presidential campaign council for the 2023 Nigerian general election which they won. He was a senior reporter and presenter at Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television.

Early life and education Ngelale was born in Platteville, Wisconsin, United States to a Nigerian father of Eleme origin, Chief Precious Osaro Ngelale and German-American mother Diane who served as social welfare director of the Rivers State Government under Governor Melford Okilo. Following the military coup, his family moved to the United States in 1985. After the return of civilian rule in 1999, his father was appointed to the federal cabinet as a minister. In October 2022, Ngelale was appointed co-principal spokesperson of Tinubu-Shettima Presidential campaign Organization. He appeared frequently on national radio and TV, and international media including CNN, BBC and Al-Jazeera. On 31 July 2023, President Bola Tinubu appointed Ngelale his official spokesperson. On 19 May 2024, President Tinubu appointed Ngelale as the first special presidential envoy on climate action for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was also appointed as the chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen, Nigeria's first green industrial zone and as secretary of the Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions, chaired by President Tinubu.

On 7 September 2024, Ngelale resigned indefinitely from his role as the presidential spokesman for President Tinubu to address medical issues affecting his immediate family. However, news outlets in the country have reported that the resignation was out of fear of being fired.