Mrs. Akunyili, who gained popularity and repute for her tenure as the
Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug
Administration and Control (NAFDAC), is said to be currently receiving
treatment in the United States.
Reports also have it that the former minister looked ill and frail before she left the country.
Read Daily Independent’s report below:
Akunyili was last seen in public when she accompanied
Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, to vote in their hometown, Agulu,
during the November 16 governorship election in the state.
Although rumours of her ill health started before the election, her condition reportedly worsened after.
One of our sources, who saw her before she was flown to the United States, said “she has emaciated and lost so much weight.”
However, details of her illness could not be ascertained as at press time on Friday.
When Saturday Independent contacted her husband, Dr Chike
Akunyili, on telephone, he said his wife suffered minor health
challenges but that is now okay.
