Wale Edun: Journalist Releases Video as Report Says Ailing Minister Flown Abroad for Treatment
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London, United Kingdom (UK) – Juliana Olayinka, a UK-based Nigerian journalist working with Channels Television, on Wednesday afternoon, October 15, shared a video showing Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy.
In the video, Edun could be seen conversing with a white woman.
Source: UGC
Olayinka claimed the video showed Edun stopping by the O’DA Art Gallery booth at the 1-54 London Art Fair, adding that the minister highlighted the Nigerian creative sector’s role in driving investment, innovation, and economic diversification. Legit.ng, however, cannot immediately verify when exactly the video was taken.
The 1 minute, 34 seconds video can be watched below:
Presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare reshared the clip.
‘Edun didn’t suffer a stroke’: Presidency
Meanwhile, the presidency has debunked viral reports that Edun suffered a stroke.
Legit.ng recalls that media reports said Edun was flown abroad for urgent medical treatment after reportedly suffering a life-threatening medical emergency.
But in a report on Monday, October 13, by The Nation, presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, denied that Edun has been flown abroad.
He said:
“Yes, he is indisposed. Wale Edun is about 69 years old. He suddenly fell ill. As we are talking, he is in Nigeria. He is recuperating. He is around.”
On Wednesday, October 15, The Punch reported that Edun has travelled to the United Kingdom to seek medical attention. The newspaper cited multiple sources close to the development as confirming the minister’s alleged medical trip on Tuesday morning, October 14.
Edun was said to have left Abuja for Lagos via a commercial flight. He later departed for London aboard a British Airways flight.
Wike on why he travelled abroad
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said he travelled abroad to “take time out and relax.”
The former Rivers state governor berated certain government critics.
Source: Legit.ng
