The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has returned to Nigeria after spending some time abroad.
Edun was earlier reported to have taken ill and flown abroad for medical treatment. He was earlier said to have received medical care in Nigeria before traveling overseas for further attention.
Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, had last week confirmed that the minister was indisposed.
In Edun’s absence, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, led Nigeria’s delegation to the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C., United States.
While abroad, the finance minister was sighted at the O’DA Art Gallery booth during the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in London, where a viral video showed him addressing guests.
He was accompanied by two other individuals.
The clip was shared by Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to President Bola Tinubu, with a brief caption: “Minister Wale Edun. Today. Art Gallery.”
Onanuga, who also shared the video on X, clarified that Edun was in the United Kingdom on an officially approved period of rest.
“Finance Minister Wale Edun visits an art exhibition in the UK. He is in the country for an officially sanctioned few days of rest from the rigours of managing the Nigerian economy,” Onanuga wrote.
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