Eminent statesman and renowned poli­tician from Anam­bra State, Senator Annie Okonkwo, has urged Anambra State Government to work in concert with the Federal Government to im­mortalise the late former minister of information, Prof. Dora Akunyili in a manner and size befitting her stature.
Senator Okonkwo, who recalled that Prof. Akunyili was one of his finest constitu­ents during his sojourn at the Senate, lamented that, “it is a bleak tragedy that our inspira­tional Dora, whose transfor­mational strides in NAFDAC gave Nigeria a shining global polish, succumbed to early death in a manner that hardly leaves room for celebration.”
The Senator, who spoke through his Special Adviser, Mr. Collins Steve Ugwu, said: “Dora’s public service com­mitment, unrivalled and un­surpassed, must be taken as a wake-up call to all Nigerians of vision and sacrifice, to re­solve to exploit their oppor­tunities and leave a positive mark for Nigeria and Nigeri­ans.
“I, therefore, call on all Ni­gerians persuaded by the in­delible feats of this amazon to rally her state and the Federal Government to immortalise her appropriately and expedi­tiously too.
“This is important and ur­gent because encomiums and tributes are naturally good for the dead and Dora will surely not lack that. But when an exceptional public officer of Prof. Dora’s unusual zeal and sacrifices translate so unfairly, we must do more than wail, lament, and then celebrate. Let us do something that will demonstrate that our outpour of temporal emotions is not just in another hurry to ease her sublime accomplishments away from our collective memory and national con­sciousness.

Immortalise Dora Akunyili –Senator Okonkwo