Revealed: President Tinubu's alleged preferred ministerial nominee from Ogun state

President Bola Tinubu has been revealed to be nursing the idea of naming Wale Edun, the recently appointed special adviser on monetary policies, as his ministerial candidate from Ogun State.

In an exclusive report on Sunday, July 16, The Punch disclosed that a source within the presidency revealed that President Tinubu had tipped Edun as the state's ministerial candidate.

There have been several reports on the calibre of individuals that should make President Bola Tinubu's ministerial list.

Some have urged the president to appoint technocrats, while others urged him to reward party loyalty with ministerial slots.

It was earlier reported that President Tinubu forwarded the names of the ministerial nominees to the Department of State Service (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for screening.

However, the source did not mention if Edun's name would also be subjected to the EFCC and DSS screening if he was the President's preferred candidate.

Tinubu to nominate Wale Edun as minister from Ogun The source said: “Edun’s case was one of the issues the President discussed with Ogun State traditional rulers when he visited them a few weeks ago.”

Edun was said to be the preferred candidate of the Tinubu as minister under former President Muhammadu Buhari, but his slot was rejected by some bigwigs in the All Progressives Congress (APC).

However, he report did not specify if it was in 2015 or 2019.