Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has fallen sick and is recuperating at his Abuja residence.
Presidency sources which did not disclose the exact illness afflicting the minister, described the conditions as serious.
The media had reported that Edun suffered stroke and flown abroad for treatment, as presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga confirmed that the minister is sick and being treated in Nigeria.
“Yes, he’s indisposed. Wale Edun is about 69 years old. He suddenly fell ill. As we are talking, he is in Nigeria. He is recuperating. He’s around,” Onanuga said on Sunday evening.
The Presidency had earlier announced that the minister would not be attending this year’s World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C., adding that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, would lead Nigeria’s delegation in his stead.
Finance ministers, central bank governors and economic experts from around the globe are attending the meeting beginning on Monday, October 14.
