Tinubu’s Spokesperson Appointed Special Envoy on Climate Change
POLITICS DIGEST – President Bola Tinubu has formed a 25-person committee to supervise the nation’s green economic initiatives, with his special adviser on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, to serve as Nigeria’s Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action.
This was made known via a statement shared on the X handle of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Engagement, Fredrick Nwabufo, on Sunday, May 19.
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The statement partly reads: “In a strategic move to ensure the advancement of his administration’s climate and green economic initiatives, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed 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.
“The Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions, established by the President, will coordinate and oversee all policies and programmes on climate action and green economic development.
“This is 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.
