Edozie Akunyili, son of a former director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), late Dora Akunyili, has questioned the sacrifices his mother made for Nigeria following the prevalence of counterfeit consumer goods in the country.
Mrs Akunyili is remembered by many for passionately fighting the battle against fake goods during the Obasanjo administration.
She died at a hospital in India on June 7, 2014 after a two-year battle with uterine cancer.
Her husband Chike Akunyili was killed on September 28, 2021, at Umuoji, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Discussing the issue of fake products, an X user Imohunoren wrote, “Since Dora Akunyili left us alone in this evil world, we’ve been eating and drinking fake products . That woman looked out for us for real. Top 5 Nigerian to ever exist.”
Responding, another user, kelvin_ig, said, “I can never forget when her house and office in Lagos was burned down on the same day. Obasanjo asked if she wanted to resign. She said Obj should dead that talk and reinforce her security. Obj did, and she carried on. 😭 she’s wild.”
Another X user, Morris_Monye added, “Till date, no justice for her family over her attempted murder and her family. Her husband was killed. No Justice till now.
“She gave absolutely all for Nigeria. Yet the land has a way of taking her own. This is why I choose battles carefully. If you lose your life, Nigeria moves on.”
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Responding to the tweets on Tuesday, Edozie said, “Exactly. Nobody has sacrificed more for Nigeria than our family and yet we constantly ask ourselves if it was worth it?
“We would give anything to have our parents with us but Naija moves on with corruption and impunity from the top down seen as normalcy.
“Sadly, she died because she was so engrossed in her work for NAFDAC that she delayed her fibroid hysterectomy for years, which later was found to be cancerous.
“When I see all the lies, corruption and dirty politics, it pains me that we lost our mother for nothing! Was it worth it?”
