The Presidency has provided an update on the health of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, assuring Nigerians that he is recovering well.
Naijaonpoint reports that this follows his replacement as leader of Nigeria’s delegation to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings in Washington DC, which opened on Monday, October 13.
In an earlier statement, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, explained that Central Bank Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, would lead the team in place of Edun, who was “indisposed.”
There had been widespread rumours suggesting that the minister suffered a stroke and had been flown abroad for treatment, but the Presidency has since debunked the claims.
Presidential aides maintained that Edun, a key member of President Bola Tinubu’s economic team, was recuperating and in good spirits.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Communications, Sunday Dare, took to his official 𝕏 handle on Monday to share his conversation with the minister.
“Moments ago, I got off the phone with Nigeria’s Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, in Abuja. Over a bowl of amala, we spoke for a few minutes with assurances he was getting better. I wished him the best of health,” Dare posted.
His comments come amid growing public concern over the health of the minister.
Edun has been central to Tinubu’s fiscal and economic management strategy, playing a major role in coordinating monetary reforms aimed at stabilising the naira and stimulating economic growth.
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