Nigeria has lost an intellectual of international repute —Mark

Senate President David Mark said, on Saturday, that the death of former Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, amounted to the loss of an intellectual of international repute. Mark, in a condolence message on the demise of Akunyili, lamented the death of the former Information Minister, and Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Senator Mark noted that the nation had lost one of its patriotic and dedicated public officers who believed in the sanctity of unity and indivisibility of Nigeria. He recalled the unwavering commitment and dedication of the late Akunyili as the then Director General of NAFDAC and even as the nation’s chief image maker when she brought Nigeria to the global reckoning with her campaign of “Great Nigeria, Great People.” Senator Mark stressed that Nigerian would not forget in a hurry her resolute and relentless war against fake and counterfeit drugs when she chased the illicit drug peddlers out of the market. He said, “We have lost a great amazon. We have lost a scholar. We have lost a crusader. We have lost a soldier who stood to be counted when it mattered. We shall miss her robust and honest contributions to the socio-political and economic development of Nigeria.”