President Tinubu Appoints Spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale As Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action

ABUJA – In a strategic move to ensure the advancement of his administration’s climate and green economic initiatives, President Bola Tinubu has appointed his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, as the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action.

Chief Ngelale will serve in this role as part of a larger Presidential Committee, to be chaired by the President himself.

According to a statement by the director of information in the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (OSGF), Segun Imohiosen, the Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions, established by President Tinubu, will coordinate and oversee all policies and programmes on climate action and green economic development.

He said this was to remove the constraints to coordination, foster a whole-of-government approach to climate-action programmes, provide an efficient governance architecture, and ensure that all relevant institutions in the sector are plugged into the President’s vision and are collectively implementing the Renewed Hope Agenda on climate action.

The Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions consists of President Bola Tinubu as chairman; Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Minister of Environment) – Vice-Chairman; Ajuri-Obari Ngelale (Special Adviser) – Secretary/Special Presidential Envoy; Lazarus Angbazo (CEO, InfraCorp) – Member.

Others members include Salisu Dahiru (CEO, NCCC) – Member; Michael Ohiani (CEO, ICRC) – Member; Aisha Rimi (CEO, NIPC) – Member; Aminu Umar-Sadiq (CEO, NSIA) – Member; Yusuf Maina-Bukar (CEO, NAGGW) – Member; Abdullahi Mustapha (CEO, ECN) – Member; Abba Abubakar Aliyu (CEO, REA) – Member; Uzoma Nwagba (CEO, CrediCorp) – Member; Khalil Halilu (CEO, NASENI) – Member, and Fatima Shinkafi (CEO, SMDF) – Member.