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Nigeria: 'Ailing Finance Minister Edun Not Flown Abroad, Recovering in Abuja' - Presidency
Minister Wale Edun, 69, is recuperating in Abuja and will miss the World Bank and IMF meetings with no plans for replacement, the Presidency confirmed.
- On Sunday, the Presidency confirmed Wale Edun is recuperating at his Abuja residence and will not attend the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings, with Olayemi Cardoso leading Nigeria's delegation.
- After outlets reported a severe stroke and medical evacuation, SaharaReporters and The Genius Media claimed Edun was flown abroad, prompting speculation and a presidential clarification on Sunday.
- Government sources added Wale Edun’s condition is somewhat serious but not a stroke, and Nigerian doctors are treating him with potential overseas treatment if advised.
- The Presidency insisted there are no plans to replace Wale Edun as senior officials within the Ministry of Finance manage core fiscal functions while President Bola Ahmed Tinubu monitors developments.
- Edun's absence arrives amid Nigeria's economic reform agenda as the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings begin Monday, October 13, with Doris Uzoka-Anete joining the delegation.
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Nigeria: 'Ailing Finance Minister Edun Not Flown Abroad, Recovering in Abuja' - Presidency
The Presidency has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu was planning to replace the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, following his recent illness.
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The Presidency has denied the rumour that there is a plot to replace Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, who is indisposed. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, confirmed the development to Daily Trust on Sunday night. The confirmation followed speculations that the minister was seriously ill and had been flown abroad. But reacting to enquiries from Daily Trust, Mr On…
'He suddenly fell ill' - Presidency says no plans to replace Finance Minister, Edun
The presidency says there is no plan to replace the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun. This was contained in a statement on Sunday, stressing he was recuperating in his Abuja home after falling ill. It also dismissed rumours that the minister suffered a stroke or had been flown abroad for treatment. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the Minister is receiving…
Finance Minister Wale Edun Reportedly Ill, Presidency Confirms Indisposition
The Presidency has confirmed that Wale Edun, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, is currently ill and unable to perform his official duties. In a brief statement issued on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the Presidency described the minister as “indisposed,” confirming that […] The post Finance Minister Wale Edun Reportedly Ill, Presidency Confirms Indispos…
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