The Presidency has clarified that former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the former Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, voluntarily resigned their positions prior to the recent cabinet reshuffle announced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The clarification follows widespread reports suggesting that both ministers were removed from office as part of the reshuffle unveiled on Tuesday.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Presidency explained that the resignations of Edun and Dangiwa were submitted and accepted before the President carried out the cabinet reorganisation, stressing that their exit should not be misconstrued as a dismissal.
President Tinubu had approved a minor reshuffle of the Federal Executive Council, which saw the immediate replacement of the two ministers to ensure continuity in governance.
Following the development, the President appointed Taiwo Oyedele as the new Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, while Muttaqha Rabe Darma was nominated to head the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
The Presidency maintained that the reshuffle was part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the administration’s economic and housing reform agenda.
The development comes amid heightened public scrutiny of ministerial performance and growing expectations for policy delivery under the current administration.
