Dora Akunyili Politician
Dora Nkem Akunyili (14 July 1954 – 7 June 2014) was the Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria and Nigerian Minister of Information and Communications from 2008 to 2010. She was a pharmacist and governmental administrator who gained international recognition and won several awards for her work in pharmacology, public health and human rights.Akunyili ran for election as Senator for Anambra Central for the APGA in April 2011 but was defeated by Chris Ngige of the ACN. She immediately sent a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission disputing the result.She died in an India hospital on 7 June 2014 after a battle with Cancer.
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Birth date | July 14, 1954 |
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External resources
- http://naijanews.com.ng/dora-akunyili-dead-from-cancer-at-age-59
- http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=2982
- http://www.9jagist.com/sad-news-prof-dora-akunyili-has-passed-on-dead
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/2005_49_fri_03.shtml
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1318_africa_radio_aw/page18.shtml
- http://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/Akunyili_speech.pdf