Lagos, Sept. 8, 2025 – A political group, South West Democratic Agenda for Tinubu 2027, has called for resignation of Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy over por performance.
It said his continued stay in office would only deepen Nigeria’s economic woes.
The group made the call in a statement on Monday signed by its president, Adedayo Adewole.
It accused the minister of running the economy into a fiscal dead-end with what it described as “a historic zero percent capital budget performance.”
The group said the minister had not only failed President Bola Tinubu, but has also betrayed the trust of millions of Nigerians who expected the economic management team to stabilise the nation’s finances.
“Until this moment, capital budget performance under this administration is at zero. That is not a figure of speech, it is the stark reality of a failed economic team. This has never happened in our country before.
“Wale Edun should resign and go home because he has failed completely in his responsibility to the nation,” it said.
The group said the federal government, under Edun’s stewardship, had been unable to service domestic debts or commence the implementation of the 2025 Appropriation Act in spite of borrowing at home and abroad,
“This is a disgraceful outcome. The administration before this, led by President Muhammadu Buhari, for all its flaws, was able to implement its own budget. Under Edun, Nigeria is drifting without any fiscal anchor.
“The country is now unable to activate its capital budget, and that is a damning failure of leadership,” Adewole said.
“Capital projects mean roads, hospitals, schools, water supply, power, and infrastructure that make life livable.
“A zero percent performance is equal to zero progress. It means Nigerians are stranded while their government claims to be in charge.
“This is not the Renewed Hope Nigerians were promised. This is renewed hardship.
“It is both ironic and tragic that a minister who was given so much trust by the president and the people has failed to deliver even the minimum of expectations,” the group said.
