Ex-gov Peter Obi looking at the ambulance bearing the remains of Prof. Dora Akunyili (l); her husband, Dr. Chike Akunyili (r) and a sympathiser in Abuja… on Wednesday |
The reception team was led by the immediate-past Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, who assured that the former Director-General of the National Agency for Food
Akunyili’s body was flown to Nigeria in a private aircraft
The remains were subsequently conveyed to a mortuary in Abuja in an ambulance belonging to the Nigerian-Turkish Nizamiye Hospital
Obi said a burial programme would be drawn up soon, assuring that several stakeholders would make their input to the programme in close collaboration with the Akunyili family.
The former governor described Akunyili as an uncommon Nigerian, who made all possible sacrifices for the health
Those who joined Obi at the airport
Akunyili died in the Indian Specialist Cancer Hospital on Saturday
Source: THE PUNCH
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