In a condolence letter to the family of the deceased who had a very distinguished tenure as Director-General of the Governor described Professor (Mrs.) Dora Akunyili as an outstanding woman who showed Nigeria that she was a different breed.
He added that through her dedication and uprightness while serving as the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Control (NAFDAC), she saved tens of thousands of lives of Nigerians and the country will forever be grateful to her for the war she waged and won against the manufacture and sale of fake drugs in Nigeria.
