Former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and ex minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, has died according to family source.
Dr Akunyili made an indelible impact during her tenure as Director General of Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and her legacy will live on.
After Akunyili took over leadership of NAFDAC, she established as a top priority the eradication of counterfeit drugs and unsafe food. Before Akunyili assumed duty, Nigeria became a place where fake and substandard foods and drugs were being dumped without any form of regulations.
She became angry because “so many of (her) countrymen and women (were) fighting killer diseases like malaria and tuberculosis with little more than sugar syrup and chalk tablets, cynically packaged to look like the real thing.” Although Akunyili faced considerable risk to her personal safety in order to combat the issue of fake drugs, “She danced with danger and received different awards all over the world.Some of the awards she received are Time Magazine Award 2006( "One of the eighteen heroes of our time"), Silverbird Person of the Year 2005 Award, just to name a few.
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| The late Dora Akunyili |
Dr. (Mrs.) Dora Nkem Akunyili, who assumed office on the 12th of April 2001, as the Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), was a Pharmacist, Pharmacologist, Erudite Scholar, Seasoned Administrator, and a visionary leader. She was a Senior Lecturer and Consultant Pharmacologist in the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (U.N.N.), Enugu Campus, before she became the NAFDAC boss.
Dora also moved on to become the Minister of Information and Communications, before going on to run for election as Senator for Anambra Central on the All Progressive Grand Alliance[APGA] platform in April 2011 where she was defeated by Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)
Shortly before her death she was a member of the ongoing National Conference ,and she was flown to India to receive urgent medical attention few weeks ago.
Dr. Akunyili died in an India Hospital after a long battle with cancer. She was aged 59. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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RIP madam
ReplyDeleteMay her soul rip..
ReplyDeleteMay God accept your gentle soul Dora. You will be greatly missed.
ReplyDeleteR.I.P Your legacy lives on
ReplyDeleteYou lived for humanity...you left an indellible mark on the sands of Nigeria's time...May your gentle soul rest in peace dear Dora, Amen.
ReplyDeleteOk we hear una, na where she keep the money them
ReplyDeleteWat money are u talking of? Pls if u don't know wat to say just leave dis platform.
DeleteRest well dear mummy Dora we are going to miss u greatly.
R.I.P Dora.
ReplyDeleteMay grant her eternal rest
ReplyDeleteMay your good work continue to speak for you. RIP
ReplyDeleteU r a lengend and will b remebad for ur contribution to humanity and d country Nigeria at large. We luv u but God luvs u more. RIP.
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RIP MADAM NAFDAC. YOUR LEGACY IS UNIMAGINABLE. GOD ACCEPT YOUR GENTLE SOUL. AMEN
ReplyDeleteMay her gentle soul rest in perfect peace. Infact this generation will miss ur kind of courage.
ReplyDeletewhat a great loss 2 d entire nation. RIP d great achiever
ReplyDeleteDora, may yr soul & the soul of the faithful departed rest in perfect peace, amen. Nigerians wl miss you. Adieu Dora.
ReplyDeleteRest in peace, she's such a Rare gem that combat fake drugs, nafdac is lost now after her tenure
ReplyDeleteYou will be greatly missed by all Nigerians nd the Igbo nation as we kick off our movement for actualization of Biafran state. You wud ve bEen our BAFDAC boss there oh.
ReplyDeleteMay her gentle soul rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteAunty Dora; may the good Lord accept your gentle soul in His paradise. You fought and won the wars with the drug dealers and the Cabals only to succumb to cancer. We have lost an epitome of truth and justice. Nobody will inform Nigerians again of the hocus-pocus and the audacious frauds being committed by the government.
ReplyDeleteAdieu good and gentle woman.
A great REAL icon has gone. Nigeria will surely missed you..RIP
ReplyDeleteAunty Dora..You will forever remain in our hearts...you were a rare gem..RIP mama!
ReplyDeleteRest in peace
ReplyDeleterest in peace, ur legacy lives on.
ReplyDeleteMay your gentle soul rest in peace n may the good lord grant your family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.We lovers of good will surely miss you.We love u and we will miss you.Adieu mama.
ReplyDeleteMay God grant her soul eternal rest.
ReplyDeleteIts really sad u had to go this soon, but God knows best, Madam Dora rest in the Lord
ReplyDeleteRip mama
ReplyDeleteMay her soul rest in d bossom of d Lord, amen
ReplyDeleteR.I.P prof Dora
ReplyDeletemay her soul rest in peace
ReplyDeleteGreat Mother u cud nt discover d cancer on time,it is quiet unfortunate. Oh d exit of a heroine. Gud nit great mother. What a lost to d nation at large.
ReplyDeleterip Mummy Dora.God bless ur soul and grant the family u left behind,peace.
ReplyDeleteMay u rest in peace. Good mother.
ReplyDeleteShe left indelible mark in the history of Nigeria. A woman with vigour. Eternal rest grant her oh Lord.
ReplyDeleteAdieu.madam NAFDAC. You will always be remembered when Nigeria history is written. R.I.P
ReplyDeleteGoodbye good woman
ReplyDeleteRip Ma
ReplyDeleteGod accepty with mercy despite we don't kwn her spiritual life .May her soul RIP
ReplyDeleteRip madam, what a great loss to Nigeria!
ReplyDeleteR.I.P
ReplyDeleteAunty Dora lives on your legacy is an inspiration.may d good lord fogive ur faults and receive you in his kingdom.model of a Nigerian
ReplyDeleteAunty Dora lives on your legacy is an inspiration.may d good lord fogive ur faults and receive you in his kingdom.model of a Nigerian
ReplyDeleteR I P madam dora. Its really true that good pipo don't last. Why better cancer never kill all this recycled old fools called leaders today. It was dora that broke the silence after president yaradua died for jonathan to be made president. May d Lord receive ur gentle soul Amen.
ReplyDeleteAda di Ora nma,R.I.P Dr.Dora
ReplyDeleteRIP
ReplyDeletemay her gentle soul rest in peace. Amen
ReplyDeleteMay her gentle soul rest in perfect peace. Infact this generation will miss ur kind of courage.
ReplyDeletewhat a great loss 2 d entire nation. RIP d great achiever
The best of Nigerians die young, we will miss your person but definitely not your good works you have left behind. You deserve a better place after all your good works so be there in Peace. Allah will guide and protect your siblings left behind.
ReplyDeleteMama may her soul rest peace Amen porf Dore Akunyili
ReplyDeleteIt is a great loss to the country!
ReplyDeleteFellow Nigerians, this is a rare example for us.
Looters must remember that she served Nigerians well, everybody want her to live longer.
Those causing hardship to fellow country men/women will get what they deserve when they will not have chances to repent.
Stop lootering now, avoid curses of the oppressed ones.
RIP Prof. may Almighty Allah forgive you of your wrong doings in this life and grant you peaceful rest! Bye bye.
ReplyDeleteRIP MADAM NAFDAC
ReplyDeleteI remember you, Dora when you single handedly, or courageously open up the Late President Yardua,s dead to pave way for Dr. Jonathan as acting President. You left an indelible mark for this country and the entire world. You have dine well. Rip
ReplyDeleteA great heroine has gone, A star of character, great courage and strong moral value has left, at least we now know that people of such ievel of integrity can walk the corridors of power, especially now that we need your type most! I weep !!! You were a believer infact and in truth in the entity called Nigeria, I dare say the only true nigerian (of your time) I know, in doing your work you did not care if it affected your kinsmen or if the highest form of politics was involved you stood for justice and truth,a detribilized nigerian. I weep !!! In the history of our people as a nation you hold the Platinum plaque (anything greater than what highest honour of the land can give) for me, Your name would be mentioned for good and in the sweetest part of our history, where the light shine the brightest devoid of suffering, death and disease, there you are and there you will be. I weep !!!, Eternal life grant unto her o Lord and let perpetual light shine on her! Adieu Great heroine!
ReplyDeleteR.I.P...indefatigable
ReplyDeletei miss u my family miss u Nigeria miss u n the world miss u mama. rest in the bossom of the lord. ur legacy will live on.
ReplyDeleteSoo sad, rest In Peace MA.
ReplyDeleteA leader worthy of emulation,may the soul of those who would have died of fake drugs continue to be peace upon which you will lie perfectly till eternity.RIP
ReplyDeleteYou left a legacy of sincere service to your motherland, Nigeria. Nigeria will miss you. You remain unforfegettable in the history of Nigeria. My heart weeps hearing of your demise. Madam Dora, RIP in the bossom of our Lord Jesus Christ. RIP!
ReplyDeleteRIP, Dora a symbol of a true Nigerian.
ReplyDeletemay ur gentle soul rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteSo Sad that Aunty Dora Nkem Akunyili is Death, one of Nigeria’s most distinguished public officers ever,She was only 59. So sad. Nigeria will miss her, We at Blog4all (http://blog4all-com.blogspot.com/) says, May Her Soul Rest in Peace
ReplyDeleteHmm...a great woman has gone. The courage she displayed in NAFDAC woke up the sleeping giant in so many women. She was a role model to many young women, a point of reference to upcoming female leaders. RIP Dora
ReplyDeleteWith a heavy heart, we mourn your exit. The best way to honor your memories is to give impetus to what you stood and fought for. NAFDAC should arise from its slumber and honor this indefatigable heroine by working again for humanity. . . Adieu madam.
ReplyDeleteRest in the lords hand.
ReplyDeleteRest in peace ma am
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