This follows the presidency’s statement that Edun is receiving treatment at his Abuja home and may seek medical attention abroad if needed.
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun has reportedly been flown abroad for medical treatment.
He was reportedly flown to the United Kingdom for medical treatment.
This follows the presidency’s statement that Edun is receiving treatment at his Abuja home and may seek medical attention abroad if needed.
Multiple sources confirmed the development to Punch on Tuesday, saying the decision had now been made, “It’s true, he has left already.”
Edun reportedly left Abuja for Lagos on Monday night on a commercial flight and later departed for London aboard a British Airways flight that night.
Meanwhile, 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.
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