The Presidency on Wednesday clarified that former Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Financial system, Mr. Wale Edun, and his Housing and City Growth counterpart, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, weren’t sacked from the cupboard of President Bola Tinubu.
Moderately, it mentioned each males voluntarily resigned from their positions.
Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in an announcement, defined that Edun tendered his resignation citing well being causes, shortly after clocking 70 on Monday.
In response to the assertion, Edun, who has battled latest in poor health well being, submitted his resignation letter on his birthday, thanking the President for the chance to serve.
“It has been a pleasure and privilege to serve your administration and the Renewed Hope Agenda,” Edun wrote.
“Underneath your management, Nigeria has emerged stronger, extra resilient and extra internationally revered. I want you and the administration each success sooner or later.”
Earlier than the official announcement of his departure on Tuesday, Edun held a valedictory assembly with President Tinubu on the Presidential Villa, the place each males engaged in a one-hour dialogue. He thereafter exited workplace to concentrate on his personal enterprise pursuits.
Onanuga additionally confirmed that Dangiwa equally resigned and expressed appreciation to the President for the chance to serve within the Federal Govt Council.
President Tinubu, the assertion added, expressed deep appreciation to each former ministers for his or her service and contributions to the administration’s {economic} reform agenda, wishing them success of their future endeavours.
Within the wake of the adjustments, the President has urged the brand new Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, to consolidate ongoing reforms and advance fiscal and {economic} goals with renewed self-discipline and innovation.
Tinubu can be anticipated to ahead the title of a brand new ministerial nominee for Housing, Muttaqha Rabe Darma, to the Senate for affirmation. Darma, like Dangiwa, hails from Katsina State.
Dangiwa, an architect, beforehand served as Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage {Bank} from 2015 to 2022, in addition to Secretary to the Katsina State Authorities, earlier than his appointment as minister in August 2023.
Edun, an economist and funding banker, served as Lagos State Commissioner for Finance between 1999 and 2004 throughout Tinubu’s tenure as governor. He additionally labored at Chase Service provider {Bank} earlier than becoming a member of the World {Bank} in 1986, the place he dealt with {economic} and {financial} packages throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
He later co-founded Funding Banking & Belief Firm Restricted (now Stanbic IBTC) in 1989 and went on to determine Denham Administration Restricted, now a part of Chapelhill Denham Group, the place he served as chairman from 2008 to 2021.
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
Times Nigeria