Nigerians on Saturday paid tributes to Prof. Dora Akunyili, a former Minister of Information, who died in an Indian hospital early in the day.
Akunyili, a former Director-General of National Agency for Food, Drugs and Administration and Control, died at the age of 59 in a Specialist Cancer Hospital in India.
“In spite her illness, she was unwavering in her belief in a better Nigeria. …
“The last time I visited her in India, even when she needed all the prayers herself, she was full of concern for Chibok girls, security and other challenges facing the country…,’’ Obi wrote.
The Nigerian High Commissioner to India, Amb. Ndubuisi Amaku, in Abuja by telephone said that the former Information Minister died at 10 a.m.
“Dora Akunyili made a remarkable impact in the fight against fake and counterfeit drugs.
“I am pained like any other Nigerian that we lost a woman who was so dedicated to Nigeria.
“She was an uncommon woman who did everything to uphold the dignity of Nigeria in the health sector.
“She was a remarkable woman and figure and we will miss her so much,’’ Amaku said.
The high commissioner said he had already spoken with Dora’s husband, Chike, to express the Federal Government’s sympathy.
“I assured him that the Nigeria High Commission would render all necessary assistance to repatriate her remains home,’’ he said.
Dr Paul Orhii, the Director General of NAFDAC, in a statement, said: “It was with shock but with total submission to the will of God that I received the sad news of the death of Prof. Dora Akunyili.
“She was a highly patriotic woman who deeply loved Nigeria and dedicated her entire life to the service of this great nation.
“May God the most merciful and most beneficent grant her eternal rest in perfect peace.’’
Orhii said Akunyili’s legacy would forever be remembered.
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