Exit of Wale Edun: Matters arising in an era where truth is inconvenient

By Olufemi Aduwo

The removal of Wale Edun as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance is not an isolated administrative adjustment.It is a revealing moment, one that lays bare a deeper and more troubling question about governance under President Tinubu is there still room for truth within the corridors of power.

The sequence of events leading to Edun’s exit is neither speculative nor abstract.It is grounded in verifiable public statements, institutional engagements and observable policy shifts.In September 2025, while addressing stakeholders of the Buhari Organisation at the Presidential Villa, President Tinubu made a bold and unequivocal declaration: “Today I can stand here before you to brag, Nigeria is not…