Prof. Dora Akunyili has been announced by her
family. The burial arrangement is contained in a
statement signed by her husband Dr Chike Akunyili
which was posted on her Facebook wall this
evening. Find it below...
The family of former Minister of Information
and Communications, late Prof. (Mrs.) Dora
Nkem Akunyili, has released a week-long
programme of activities for her funeral,
culminating in her burial on Thursday, August
28, 2014.
The programme, released today in Enugu by
Prof. Akunyili’s husband, Dr. Chike Akunyili,
starts with a Christian Wake-Keep at No. 2A
Bishop Onyeabor St., G.R.A. Enugu, to hold
from 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August
22. Continue...
A Night of Tributes is to hold at International
Conference Centre Abuja from 5:00 p.m. on
Monday, August 25, while a Mass would be held
for her at Pro-Cathedral Catholic Church, Abuja,
by 10:00 a.m. the next day, August 26.
After the Church Service, Dora’s body would leave
for Enugu, where there would be a Mass at KSJ
Temple at 4:00 p.m. After a High Requiem Mass at
Holy Ghost Cathedral Enugu at 9:00 a.m. the next
day (Wednesday, August 27), Dora’s body would
be taken to UNCOMA Hall, College of Medicine,
Ituku Ozalla, Enugu, for Final College Assembly to
start from 11:30 a.m. From there, the body would
be taken to Awka for Anambra State Government
activities, then to Dora’s father’s house in Nanka,
before being returned to her husband’s house at
Agulu for a Vigil Mass/Wake-Keep.
On Thursday, August 28, Dora’s body would lie in
state at John Chike Akunyili’s Compound before
leaving for Agulu Town Hall, then Madonna
Catholic Church Agulu for a Requiem Mass to hold
by 10:00 a.m.Interment at John Chike Akunyili’s
Compound follows at 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Akunyili in a statement expressed gratitude to
Nigerians for their outpouring of love and support
for his family at this moment of grief. “This has
gone a great way in helping us to cope with the
monumental loss of our precious gem, my beloved
wife, Dora,” he said.
It would be recalled that Prof. (Mrs.) Akunyili, a
former Director-General of the National Agency for
Food and Drug Administration and Control
(NAFDAC), died last Saturday, June 7, after a two-
year battle with cancer.
Prof. (Mrs.) Akunyili, who was a delegate to the
on-going National Conference in Abuja, would have
turned 60 on July 14, 2014.
Signed:
Dr. Chike Akunyili (Husband)
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