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Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu connected Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has said helium is not connected the aforesaid level arsenic Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President connected Information and Strategy, stating that determination is nary part among the ranks of the statesmanlike spokespersons.
Ngelale besides dismissed notions successful immoderate quarters that the 2 statesmanlike aides astatine loggerheads, saying that Onanuga is simply a respected “senior colleague” and that helium does not spot himself “as connected par oregon level with idiosyncratic of the stature”of the erstwhile managing manager of the News Agency of Nigeria.
Ngelale said this successful an interrogation connected Politics connected Sunday connected Television Continental (TVC).
On May 28, 2 abstracted statements were issued by Ngelale and Onanuga astir Tinubu’s activities marking his 1 twelvemonth successful office.
While Onanuga said the President would present a code to a associated sitting of the National Assembly connected May 31 to commemorate the anniversary, Ngelale issued a contradictory statement, which said the President would not code the lawmakers.
Addressing the situation, Ngelale expressed sadness that the contented was blown retired of proportion, stressing that Onanuga is simply a elder workfellow helium holds successful precocious regard.
“This is thing I watched connected the tv and vigor sum of the situation, and it’s wholly unfortunate and misguided successful the consciousness that anyone who has been fair-minded and unbiased astir the existent wording of each of the statements that came out, what they would admit is, archetypal and foremost, we made a wide notation to nationalist commentary,” Ngelale said.
“We were successful a concern successful which connected tv stations astir the state 1 evening it was being reported that the President volition supply a State of the Nation code to a associated sitting of the National Assembly. It was a precise wide insinuation that was made connected respective quality broadcasts and the like.
“This was alarming to america due to the fact that determination was nary connection from the State House astatine all. And nary of the 2 statements that person been cited said thing astir a State of the Nation address.
“Secondly, I deliberation we person to beryllium wide astir the information that the Speaker of the House of Representatives came retired publically and clarified what the disorder was and astir immoderate of the miscommunication that happened.
“Our connection simply dealt with the nationalist commentary astir the thought that determination was a State of the Nation address. We ne'er said the President was not going to be immoderate lawsuit successful the National Assembly; we ne'er said the President would not springiness extemporaneous remarks astatine the National Assembly.
“What we said is that determination volition beryllium nary code delivered earlier a associated league of the National Assembly connected an overview of his medication for May 29th. And the past constituent is that I’ve been truly saddened by immoderate of the commentary attempting to make disorder and part wrong the bureau of the President with respect to my humble aforesaid and my precise respected elder colleague, Mr. Bayo Onanuga.
“I privation to beryllium precise clear, erstwhile I was determination successful superior school, Mr. Onanuga was risking his beingness connected the streets of Lagos against murderous oppressors, defending the close of Nigerians to beryllium capable to ballot for their leaders.
“Anybody reasoning that they tin make an content that I spot myself arsenic connected par oregon level with idiosyncratic of the stature of Mr. Bayo Onanuga, that I’m competing with him, that I’m antagonising him successful immoderate way, that speech should stop,” helium concluded.
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