Wale Edun, former Finance Minister, and Musa Dangiwa, Housing Minister, resigned, they were not sacked – Presidency
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The Presidency has denied media reports claiming that former Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, former Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, were sacked by President Tinubu. In a statement released this evening April 22, presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, said that contrary to public opinions, Wale Edun resigned on health grounds while Dangiwa also tendered his resignation and thanked the President for the opportunity given him to serve in the Federal Executive Council. Onanuga stated that Edun, who clocked 70 on Monday and has battled recent ill health, fittingly submitted his resignation letter on his birthday, thanking the President for the opportunity to serve Nigeria. It has been a pleasure and privilege to serve your administration and the Renewed Hope Agenda, Under your leadership, Nigeria has emerged stronger, more resilient and more internationally respected. I wish you and the administration every success in the future he wrote Onanuga stated that on Tuesday, before the Office of the Secretary of the Government of the Federation announced his departure from the Cabinet, Edun paid a valedictory visit to the President at the Villa and held an hour-long discussion with the president and then left to focus on his private businesses. The presidential aide stated that President Tinubu has expressed deep appreciation to Edun and Dangiwa for their dedicated service and significant contributions to the administrations economic reform programme and wished them continued success in their future endeavours. In the same vein, the President has urged the new Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, to consolidate ongoing reforms and advance the administrations fiscal and economic objectives with renewed focus, discipline, and innovation.President Tinubu will shortly send the ministerial nominee for housing, Muttaqha Rabe Darma, also from Katsina, like Dangiwa, to the Senate for confirmation”the statement concludedThe post Wale Edun, former Finance Minister, and Musa Dangiwa, Housing Minister, resigned, they were not sacked – Presidency appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
The Presidency has denied media reports claiming that former Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale