Dora Akunyili to be flown Abroad for health Issue




The former Director-General of the National
Agency for Food and Drug Administration and
Control and ex-Minister of Information, Dora
Akunyili, was to be flown abroad for medical
treatment.
Akunyili, a delegate at the ongoing National
Conference had said she was recovering from
a life-threatening ailment.
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.”
Many were surprised when 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.”