I am well, fit and ready for National Conference — Akunyil

Abuja former minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili has

denied report that she was seriously sick and currently out of the country and in need 

of urgent prayers.

In a statement Tuesday, Professor Akunyili said: “This story is baseless, unfounded and the handiwork of mischief makers. It should be ignored and discarded in its entirety. As every informed Nigerian knows, I am a Delegate to the National Conference currently holding in Abuja. I was duly accredited as a Delegate and I am currently in attendance at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja, venue of the conference.

Confab: From left — Mamman Misau, Senator Jubril Aminu and former Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili at the National Conference in Abuja. Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan.

“While it is true that I recently came out of a major sickness, for which I thank Almighty God for delivering me, I have since been declared fit by my doctors and returned to my normal activities. I shed much weight in the course of the sickness – which is normal –

but I am well now and only need time to re-grow some flesh. There is nothing to worry about either my health or my present stature.

“I know that God has kept me alive for a purpose, this National Conference being part of that purpose. For the avoidance of doubt, I am well now, fit, strong enough and ready for this all-important National Conference and I look forward to collaborating with other delegates to chart the way for a better Nigeria.”