Ajuri Obari Ngelale is a Nigerian broadcast journalist, politician and the current Presidential spokesman to president Bola Tinubu.
He had served as an ex-aide to Muhammadu Buhari as his special adviser on media and publicity and was a-co-principal spokespersons of Ahmed Bola Tinubu presidential campaign council for the 2023 Nigeria Presidential elections which brought them to power.
He was born November 13, 1986 in Platteville, Wisconsin, United States to Nigerian father, Chief Precious Osaro Ngelale and German-American mother, Diane who served as Social Welfare Director of the Rivers State Government under Governor Melford Okilo.
Ajuri’s father was a geologist and politician who was elected to the Rivers State House of Assembly in the Third Republic and served until General Muhammadu Buhari military coup of 1983.
Following the military coup, his family moved to the United States in 1985.
After the return of civilian rule in 1999, his father returned to Nigeria and was appointed to federal cabinet as a minister.
Ajuri Ngelale’s Educational Background
Ajuri Ngelale had his secondary education at Government secondary school in Port Harcourt.
He later bagged a Bachelor’s degree majoring in Political Science and History from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, USA.
He returned to Nigeria in 2011 to participate in the compulsory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
Ajuri Ngelale’s Career
Ngelale began his journalism career as a youth corps member at Africa Independent Television where he was deployed for his one-year national service. He has since achieved so much within his short time in both broadcasting and politics.
After completing his national service, he was retained by AIT as an investigative reporter and later served as news editor, producer and presenter from 2011 to 2016.
At AIT, Ngelale produced two critically acclaimed public affairs documentary series State of the Nation (2012) and Diary from the Delta (2016).
He also became famous for his report “EAGLE EYE”.
In 2016, Ngelale left AIT for Channels Television where he served as a co-anchor of popular public policy discussion program Sunrise Daily.
In partnership with the United States Government’s Mandela Washington Fellowship, he produced and presented Africa’s Future Leaders which documented young African leaders uplifting disadvantaged population through their individual efforts.
In 2019, Ngelale resigned from Channels TV to become lead media content producer for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Next Level Presidential Campaign for the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari under Buhari/Osinbajo presidential Campaign organization.
The victory of All Progressives Congress (APC) at the poll in 2019 brought in President Buhari and Ngelale was appointed as his senior special adviser on public affairs and served in this position till 2023 when Buhari left office.
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.
Ajuri has also worked as a Lead Consultant, Public Affairs at the Federal Ministry of Power.
On July 31 2023, President Bola Tinubu appointed Ngelale his official spokesperson and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity.
Ajuri is an author of two books credited to his name – Struggle for Nigeria’s Soul and Buhari: From General to President.
He is also an accomplished investigative journalist with his ‘Eagle Eye’ report and a staunch defender of former President Buhari administration and policies both locally and internationally through various media outlets.
His Marital Life
Ajuri Ngelale is happily married to an Igbo lady and has three children.
Ajuri Ngelale’s Net Worth
Ajuri Ngelale has achieved so much in his career as a broadcaster and politicican with an estimated net worth of over $1 million dollars.
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