Dora Akunyili's Family Releases Burial Programme

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.

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)
Enugu, Wednesday, July 31, 2014.