Tributes To Late Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili

Dora Nkem Akunyili (14 July, 1954 - 7th June, 2014) served Nigeria as the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Minister of Information and Communications.

Prof. Akunyili was exceptional in all her services to Nigeria, and she was part of the very few leaders who hoped to see a "re-branded Nigeria".

Always thinking about the good of Nigeria, Dora defiled her health condition, at the 2014 National Conference, to give Nigeria her last words.

Chidiogo Akunyili Touching Tribute to Late Mum

Chidiogo, the daughter of the late former Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Dora Akunyili took to facebook to describe the final moments she spent with her mother.
The Economics and International Relations graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, United States, in a tribute to her mother said she was happy to have spent some quality time with her mum last week before her death. Chidiogo said during their discussion, she seized the moment to appreciate her mother for being an inspiration to her and her siblings.
Chidiogo wrote

“To many, she was an icon, to others, she was an inspiration, to me, she was my mother and all of the above. What I told her just last week stays with me, ‘I am your daughter, and you raised me, you have been in the midst of everything, mummy and that is the strength that is now mine and all of us your children.
It is also the strength of a whole nation; you touched so many lives, and that is a blessing that must not be taken lightly.’

Chidiogo thanked her friends and Nigerians for extending condolences to her family as she also offered prayers for the repose of the deceased.

“Thank you all my dear friends from the bottom of my heart for your kind words. Mummy, may your soul rest in eternal peace, one with God, who you loved and served above all else.”

- See more at: http://olorisupergal.com/chidiogo-akunyili-writes-late-mum-a-touching-tribute/#sthash.cehH0vca.dpuf

Chidiogo, the daughter of the late former Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Dora Akunyili took to facebook to describe the final moments she spent with her mother.
The Economics and International Relations graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, United States, in a tribute to her mother said she was happy to have spent some quality time with her mum last week before her death. Chidiogo said during their discussion, she seized the moment to appreciate her mother for being an inspiration to her and her siblings.
Chidiogo wrote

“To many, she was an icon, to others, she was an inspiration, to me, she was my mother and all of the above. What I told her just last week stays with me, ‘I am your daughter, and you raised me, you have been in the midst of everything, mummy and that is the strength that is now mine and all of us your children.
It is also the strength of a whole nation; you touched so many lives, and that is a blessing that must not be taken lightly.’

Chidiogo thanked her friends and Nigerians for extending condolences to her family as she also offered prayers for the repose of the deceased.

“Thank you all my dear friends from the bottom of my heart for your kind words. Mummy, may your soul rest in eternal peace, one with God, who you loved and served above all else.”

- See more at: http://olorisupergal.com/chidiogo-akunyili-writes-late-mum-a-touching-tribute/#sthash.cehH0vca.dpuf

Chidiogo, the daughter of the late former Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Dora Akunyili took to facebook to describe the final moments she spent with her mother.
The Economics and International Relations graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, United States, in a tribute to her mother said she was happy to have spent some quality time with her mum last week before her death. Chidiogo said during their discussion, she seized the moment to appreciate her mother for being an inspiration to her and her siblings.
Chidiogo wrote

“To many, she was an icon, to others, she was an inspiration, to me, she was my mother and all of the above. What I told her just last week stays with me, ‘I am your daughter, and you raised me, you have been in the midst of everything, mummy and that is the strength that is now mine and all of us your children.
It is also the strength of a whole nation; you touched so many lives, and that is a blessing that must not be taken lightly.’

Chidiogo thanked her friends and Nigerians for extending condolences to her family as she also offered prayers for the repose of the deceased.

“Thank you all my dear friends from the bottom of my heart for your kind words. Mummy, may your soul rest in eternal peace, one with God, who you loved and served above all else.”

- See more at: http://olorisupergal.com/chidiogo-akunyili-writes-late-mum-a-touching-tribute/#sthash.cehH0vca.dpuf

   

Chidiogo, the daughter of late Director General of NAFDAC - have taken to social media to write a touching tribute to her late Mother Professor Dora Akunyili. Continue...

How Misdiagnosis OfCancer Led To Dora Akunyili’s Death - TheCable

 

When Mrs Dora Nkem Akunyili was the Zonal Secretary (South-east) of the Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund in 1998, Nigerian doctors gave her what many of her family members considered to be a health scare. They said she had a growth and needed surgery.

Akunyili, then 44, decided to travel to the United States, first to get a second opinion and then undergo the prescribed surgery. The bill for the medical trip was $17,000, including $12,000 for the surgery.

During pre-surgery check-up in the US, the doctors told her the Nigerian doctors had made a wrong diagnosis and that she did not need any surgery. It was said to be a minor issue that medication would solve.
She thanked the doctors and, to their surprise, said she was going to return the money meant for the surgery to PTF. That was strange. Nigerian government officials had devised a way of making sure such monies were not returned to the treasury. Continue...

Breaking News: Dora Akunyili dies at 59

 

Family sources have reportedly disclosed to Sahara Reporters that former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and ex minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, is dead.

She passed away at the age of 59 at an Indian Hospital - where she has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment.

 Dora was born in Makurdi, Benue State in 1954. She hails from Anambra state.







Source: Sahara Reporters

 

Dora Akunyili's Husband Talks About His Wife's Illness

 

Ever since Professor Dora Akunyili made her first appearance at the National Conference in Abuja, there has been different speculations about the cause of her ill-health.

The former NAFDAC Director General was reported to be suffering from an undisclosed ailment and was even hospitalized in the United States.

However, in all these, her husband, Doctor Chike Akunyili, has been by her side right from the beginning of her undisclosed illness.

Dora Akunyili: Before and Now

Former NAFDAC Director General, who made a first appearance at the National Conference on Tuesday, looks so emaciated following her undisclosed sickness - which nearly took her life.

Dora, however, told reporters that she is feeling very well - even though she still looks sick, and that she just need a couple of days to regain her weight.

May God grant her a quick recovery of weight and beauty.