The Presidency on Monday provided an update on the health
condition of the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun.
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public
Communications, Sunday Dare, said Edun had assured him that he was recovering
well.
Posting on X, Dare stated that the minister gave him the
assurance during a phone call.
He wrote: “Moments ago I got off the phone with Nigeria’s
Finance Minister / COE 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. Sunday Dare Alamala Reporting. @OfficialAPCNg.”
On Sunday, Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed that
Edun, who is the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, was recuperating at his
Abuja residence after falling ill.
Onanuga dismissed rumours that Edun had suffered a stroke or
had been flown abroad for treatment.
“Yes, he’s indisposed. Wale Edun is about 69 years old. He
suddenly fell ill. As we are talking, he is in Nigeria. He is recuperating.
He’s around,” Onanuga said.
This clarification followed speculation that President
Tinubu was considering replacing Edun after reports of his ill health emerged
late last week.
Earlier, the Presidency had confirmed that Edun would not
attend the 2025 World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings in
Washington, D.C.
It added that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,
Olayemi Cardoso, would lead Nigeria’s delegation in his stead.
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