Finance Minister Wale Edun Flown To UK For Advanced Medical Treatment

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has been flown to the United Kingdom for aesculapian treatment, aggregate authorities sources confirmed connected Tuesday morning.

The development, archetypal reported by an online newspaper, Western Post, was corroborated by a elder authorities source

The root confirmed connected Tuesday that the determination had been taken, saying, “It’s true, helium has near Nigeria.”

According to reports, the curate near Abuja for Lagos connected Monday evening via a commercialized formation earlier departing aboriginal that nighttime for London aboard a British Airways flight.

Until his departure, officials astatine the Presidency maintained that Edun was recuperating astatine his Abuja residence nether the supervision of section doctors.

“He’s indisposed. He’s sick, which is simply a spot serious, but it’s not a stroke. As I’m talking to you, he’s successful his house. He’s not been flown anywhere,” a elder authorities authoritative had said connected Sunday.

Another adjutant acquainted with the substance said the President had been pursuing Edun’s information intimately but stressed that determination were “no plans to regenerate him.”

Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, besides confirmed that the concern curate had fallen sick but was initially receiving attraction successful Nigeria.
“Yes, he’s indisposed. Wale Edun is astir 69 years old. He abruptly fell ill. As we are talking, helium is successful Nigeria. He is recuperating. He’s around,” Onanuga said connected Sunday.

Recall that the Presidency connected Sunday dismissed rumours that President Tinubu was considering a replacement for Edun, though it confirmed that helium would miss this year’s World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings successful Washington, D.C.

In Edun’s absence, Central Bank Governor Olayemi Cardoso is presently starring Nigeria’s delegation to the planetary concern meetings, which commenced connected Tuesday, October 14.

Appointed connected August 28, 2023, Wale Edun has been a cardinal fig successful the Tinubu administration’s economical betterment agenda, overseeing the removal of substance subsidies, the unification of overseas speech rates, and fiscal measures aimed astatine stabilising the naira and curbing inflation.

A erstwhile Lagos State Commissioner for Finance (1999–2004) nether the then-Governor Tinubu, Edun besides co-founded the concern banking steadfast Denham Management Limited.