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 yesterday 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.
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.
Safe trip... the great Amazon!
1 comment:
May Her soul rest in Perfect Peace,Amen
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