Prof. Dr. Mrs Dora Nkem Akunyili July 14 1954 - June 7 2014

Prof. Mrs Dora Nkem Akunyili was born in July 14, 1954 in Makudi, Benue State- Nigeria, to Chief and Mrs Paul Young Edemobi. She was a devoted Catholic and was happily married to Dr J.C Akunyili, a medical practitioner and they were blessed with six children and three grand children. She was a former Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug  Administration and Control. (NAFDAC) and a former Minister of Information and Communication.

 Late Dora Akunyili was an outstanding  pharmacist and an administrator who gained local and international recognition and was highly honored.
Her hobbies included reading, writing, cooking and traveling. May her soul rest in peace.