While President Tinubu departed Abuja on Sunday for Rome, Italy, to attend the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Meeting, focusing on security challenges in West Africa, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has been allegedly flown abroad for medical treatment after reportedly suffering a stroke.
According to SaharaReporters, a top government source confirmed that Edun’s condition is “very serious,” noting that he is receiving intensive medical care overseas. “He may survive, but he can’t get back to work again,” the source said, adding that the minister suffered severe paralysis as a result of the stroke.
According to the source, President Bola Tinubu has begun discreet consultations to find a possible replacement, as Edun’s health crisis comes amid growing economic and foreign exchange pressures. “The paralysis is severe. The President is urgently considering options,” the source disclosed.
