Presidency Denies Reports of Stroke, Confirms Finance Minister Wale Edun Is Recuperating in Abuja

The Presidency, has debunked reports circulating in some online media, claiming that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, suffered a stroke and was flown abroad for treatment.

Presidential officials confirmed that the minister is recuperating in his Abuja residence after taking ill and is being attended to by Nigerian doctors.

A presidency source confirmed that while Edun remains under medical observation, there is no plan to replace him. Similarly, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, also confirmed that the minister is receiving medical care within Nigeria.