Ailing Finance Minister Wale Edun Flies To UK For Medical Treatment
Edun reportedly travelled from Abuja to Lagos on Monday night by commercial flight sooner than departing for London on a British Airways flight later that evening.
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has travelled to the United Kingdom for scientific attention, extra than one sources confirmed to The PUNCH on Tuesday morning.
Studies by SaharaReporters on Sunday talked about that Edun had been flown out of the country for pressing medicines following a serious sickness, with a high authorities source describing his situation as “very serious.”
Nonetheless, a source told The PUNCH on Tuesday that Edun had correct left.
“It’s correct, he has left already,” the source talked about.
Edun reportedly travelled from Abuja to Lagos on Monday night by commercial flight sooner than departing for London on a British Airways flight later that evening.
Until his departure, Presidency officers had maintained that Edun changed into bettering at his Abuja articulate under the care of Nigerian doctors.
The sources eminent that while the minister had fallen sick in most in vogue days, earlier rumours suggesting a stroke or incapacitation were faux.
One senior authorities genuine, speaking on situation of anonymity, talked about Edun’s situation changed into being carefully monitored.
The genuine added that while doctors might presumably perhaps counsel medicines out of the country if essential, that choice had now been taken.
One more aide conversant in the topic confirmed to The PUNCH that Edun’s sickness had drawn nearer attention from the President nonetheless emphasised that “there are no plans to interchange him.”
In the meantime, the President’s Special Adviser on Recordsdata and Diagram, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed that the minister had fallen sick nonetheless changed into at the muse receiving medicines in Nigeria.
“Sure, he’s indisposed. Wale Edun is about 69 years extinct. He all accurate now fell sick. As we are talking, he’s in Nigeria. He is bettering. He’s around,” Onanuga talked about on Sunday.
The Presidency had earlier confirmed that Edun would omit this year’s World Monetary institution and Worldwide Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Conferences in Washington, D.C.
On Sunday, the Presidency acknowledged that Edun changed into sick and indisposed. In a assertion, Onanuga launched that Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Monetary institution of Nigeria, would lead Nigeria’s delegation to the World Monetary institution and IMF Annual Conferences, initiating Monday, October 13, in Edun’s stead.
In response to Onanuga, “Cardoso, because the alternate Governor, replaces the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, who’s indisposed.”
The assertion added that the Nigerian delegation would additionally encompass the Minister of Inform for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anete.
Edun changed into appointed by President Tinubu as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy on August 21, 2023. Their expert relationship dates support to Tinubu’s tenure as Governor of Lagos Inform, where Edun served as Commissioner for Finance from 1999 to 2004.
He has overseen Nigeria’s fiscal policy, financial planning, and coordination of financial establishments.
Edun has been a central resolve in Tinubu’s financial team since his appointment in August 2023; which capability reality, his non everlasting exit might presumably perhaps affect ongoing fiscal reforms and budget planning.
Irrespective of successfully being concerns, he changed into fervent about budget discussions with the Senate closing Thursday.
