Former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and
Drug Administration and Control and ex-Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili, has
been crippled again by sickness.
Akunyili, a delegate at the ongoing National Conference had
said she was recovering from a life-threatening ailment. But information gathered around 9p.m on Saturday night that
Akunyili’s condition had deteriorated and any further delay in getting medical
attention would have been detrimental.
Confirming the incident, one of her close aides who pleaded
anonymity, told our correspondent that, “Please pray for her. She is to
be flown abroad tonight for medical treatment in India.”
You will recall that Akunnyili made an appearance at the
confab looking frail. Responding to comments about her health, she said, “My
attention has been drawn to a story making the rounds online claiming that I am
seriously sick, currently out of the country and in need of urgent prayers.
“This story is baseless, unfounded and the handiwork of
mischief makers. It should be ignored and discarded in its entirety. As every
informed Nigerian knows, I am a delegate to the National Conference currently
holding in Abuja.
“While it is true that I recently came out of a major
sickness, for which I thank Almighty God for delivering me, I have since been
declared fit by my doctors and returned to my normal activities. I shed much
weight in the course of the sickness — which is normal — but I am well now and
only need time to re-grow some flesh. There is nothing to worry about either my
health or my present stature.”
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