June 7, 2026
The children of late Prof. Dora Akunyili, Former Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has described their mother as a lioness that put passion and history into her work to serve Nigerians to the very last breath while in office.
This statement was jointly issued in a chat by the children in commemoration of her 12th memorial anniversary.
According to them: “She showed kindness and generosity to everyone whether great or small. She served people with humility and diligence. Even as busy as she was, she attended to everyone that came to her for help. She responded to every single text message that came to her phone and left no stone unturned. When people came to visit her in her office to seek employment, she would help them as much as she could. Even if she was not able to, she would give the person transport money for their journey.”
They added that their mum treated time as something to be cherished and something finite. She never procrastinated. Every task was treated with urgency and goals were not put off for later.
