Buried date for
the Former Minister of Information and Communications, Late Prof. (Mrs.) Dora
Nkem Akunyili, OFR, has been announced by the family. She will be buried on
August 28, 2014.
“Details about
the funeral arrangements will be made available to the public in due course,”
Prof. Akunyili’s husband, Dr. Chike Akunyili, said in a statement issued today
in Awka, Anambra State.
He thanked
Nigerians for the great love they extended to her both in life and at death. He
also expressed his family’s appreciation to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
for the special valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council held in
her honour.
He said anyone
who has a tribute or testimonial in honour of her should send same by e-mail to
amazon4life@doraakunyilionline.org, amazon4laif@yahoo.com, or
amazon4laif@gmail.com.
For further
enquiries, he said people can call any of the following numbers: 08181333222,
08103198444, or 08098020976.
Akunyili, a
former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration
and Control, died on Saturday, June 7, after a two-year battle with cancer.
A delegate to
the ongoing National Conference in Abuja, she would have turned 60 on July 14,
2014.
Credit: Punch News
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