She will be buried in Agulu, Anambra State same day.
Chairman, Schofield Media Consult, Chief Obi Okoli, has expressed gratitude to Anambra State indigenes and Nigerians in general for electing to celebrate Akunyili in death.
Rising from a dinner/interactive
session for Igbo market leaders and
stakeholders, on the platform
of 'Ndigboamaka' a non-governmental organisation of South East, Ndigbo Lagos in solidarity agreed that they would close down their businesses from 8am-12noon
tomorrow, as a mark of honour for the late Akunyili.
National coordinator of South East Ndigbo Lagos, Nze Basil Osuokwu stated in Lagos that the market
leaders agreed not to do business for four hours to show that they and Ndigbo, in general, recognised the invaluable achievements of Akunyili.
He also added that the market leaders were happy with what Akunyili did as director general of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and as minister of information.
He stated that Ndigbo were immeasurably proud of Akunyili, and urged other Nigerians in public service to imitate her honesty, dedication, hard work and integrity.
Chief Okoli, while thanking Nigerians for resolving to celebrate Akunyili in death, stated that the late minister did show "extraordinary ability of inner beauty and courage", which, he said, "illuminated our universe all through her life. She left an indelible mark on every task she handled, both within and outside the state".
He stated that Akunyili had united the world in grief, a thing he said,
"will forever remain in the annals of the Nigerian history".
Okoli encouraged Anambra women to emulate Akunyili's track record and continue from where she stopped in making the state "a pacesetter in good virtues and positive leadership."
He advised women to use the forum of the annual August meeting to immortalise the former NAFDAC
boss in their own way as well as remain good ambassadors of Anambra's positive virtues.
He thanked Governor Willie Obiano's wife, Mrs. Ebelechukwu
Obiano, for putting every necessary
arrangement in place "in ensuring that our dear women honoured Professor Akunyili in her last journey home".
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