Breaking Information:Prof. Dora Akunyili Died Of Endometrial Carcinoma , Husband Opens Up For The First Time

 Late Prof Dora Akunyili's final resting Place laced with over 800 awards

 Husband , Dr Akunyili and media consultant Osaeloka Offor

Husband of the Late Prof Dora Nkem Akunyili, Dr Chike Akunyili for the first time since his wife died opened up on what killed his wife, reports odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com . He said late Prof Dora Akunyili died of Endometrial Carcinoma or Liposarcoma meaning cancer that arises from the lining of the uterus, and not what news media had reported.

 The  former Director-General of National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) , he said did not die of cervical cancer as speculated in national newspapers but died of a rare type of cancer called Endometrial Carcinoma. She would be buried August 28, 2014.

He said “such cancer spreads fast without you knowing.

“We were told that people with such condition will only live for seven months, but with prayers, she survived it for two years and two months until she became ill again.

“Although she is dead, I know her spirit hovers around because since her death, everything had been easy and working for me mysteriously.’’

Odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com reports that Dr Akunyili made the clarifications and announcement on today during a news conference at the family’s country home in Nneogidi village, Agulu in Anaocha local council area of Anambra. He described his late wife as “an elephant who loved her country even during her travails.

He thanked Nigerians and President Goodluck Jonathan for the concern, love, emotion and moral support to the family.

“Her love for Nigeria was phenomenal and beyond words; even in her last days when she was very ill, she insisted that she would serve the country with her last breath.

“She wanted a home called Nigeria where citizens could live and enjoy.’’

According to him, there will be a wake keep at their Enugu residence on Aug. 22, while a night of tributes will be held at Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, on Aug. 25.

He said, “her body will leave the National Hospital, Abuja, to the family house at Rudolf Close, Maitama, Abuja, on Aug. 26.
“There will be a Church mass at Pro-Cathedral Catholic Church, Abuja, by 10 a.m. on Aug. 26, after which the body leaves Abuja for
Enugu by 2.30 p.m.

“On Aug. 27, her body arrives Holy Ghost Cathedral, Enugu, for Requiem High Mass by 9 a.m. and arrives Awka by 1 p.m. for Anambra State Government’s activities.’’
Akunyili added that on Aug. 28, Dora’s body would leave Agulu to Nanka and to Madonna Catholic Church, Agulu, for requiem mass by 10.30 a.m., while interment would hold at the family’s Agulu country home by 1.30 p.m.