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| Late Pro Dora Akunyili |
Nigerians
from all walks of life have continued to shower tributes on late Prof. Dora
Akunyili.
Senate
President David Mark, has described the late Prof. Dora Akunyili as a patriotic
and dedicated public officer who believed in the sanctity of unity and
indivisibility of Nigeria.
Mark said
as Director General of NAFDAC and also as the nation’s chief image maker, she
brought Nigeria to global reckoning with her campaign of “Great People, Great
Nation” project.
“Nigerians
will not forget in a hurry her resolute and relentless war against fake and
counterfeit drugs when she chased the illicit drug peddlers out of the market.”
Similarly,
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has expressed grief and shock over the
death of the former Minister of Information.
Ekweremadu
described the late pharmacist as a “woman of substance, unequalled character,
and courage who brought respect and glory to the nation.”
“Prof.
Dora Akunyili was a woman of enormous integrity, a quintessential professional
and public administrator per excellence.
“Her
brilliant innovations and unparalleled spirited war the health sector
practically gave life back to millions of Nigerians.
Former
President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Dr Dozie Ikedife, described her as a vivacious,
lively, brilliant intellectual who was courageous, adding that as a member of
the National Conference where she showed courage even in her ill health.
“When it
was her turn to react to the presidential address, the chairman of the
conference asked her to sit and make her contributions but she insisted that
she would stand up and speak.
“She
stood and spoke brilliantly, eloquently and with great precision in spite of
her apparent ill health, she showed courage,” Ikedife noted.
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