It is the exit of an uncommon role model — Ekweremadu

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Saturday, described the demise of the former Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, as the exit of an uncommon role model. Senator Ekweremadu, in a condolence message, also described the late Akunyili as a “woman of substance, unequalled character, and courage who brought respect and glory to the nation,” adding that her death was a colossal loss to the entire country and an exit of an uncommon role model. The Senator further said: “Professor Dora Akunyili was a woman of enormous integrity, a quintessential professional, and a public administrator per excellence. “As a minister, she was outstanding, and as the Director General of NAFDAC, she brought a lot of energy and impetus to bear on the fight against fake and substandard drugs and food. Her brilliant innovations and unparalleled spirited war in the health sector practically gave life back to millions of Nigerians. Indeed, Professor Akunyili spared no cabals wherever they existed throughout her public service, for her love for her fatherland filled her with the courage to tread where other mortals feared to venture. “She was among the brightest in our galaxy of eminent women and never dimmed in quality and character. She was faithful and true to the nation till the very end and will be seriously missed.” The Deputy President of the Senate said Professor Akunyili deserved immortalization by the Federal Government because “she practically laid down her life for her country and remained a role model that represented everything a Nigerian woman should be”.