Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, is presently in India on a visit to see former Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, who is receiving treatment in the country.
A statement posted on Professor Dora Akunyili's Facebook page says that the two men confirmed in a message from India that Prof. Akunyili is responding to treatment and that her situation is nothing near the scary picture being painted by rumour mongers.
This morning, Prof. Dora Akunyili’s husband, Dr. Chike Akunyili, confirmed that Peter Obi and his media aide Mr. Valentine Obienyem are with them in the hospital.
"We are very happy to see them. We are even happier that they have volunteered to spend the entire day with us before returning home to Nigeria," Dr. Akunyili said. He also expressed appreciation to Nigerians, saying: “We can never thank Nigerians enough; their prayers are working.”
In an e-mail Mr. Valentine Obienyem writes:
"I
am sending this mail from the hospital where our beloved Prof. Dora
Akunyili is being treated. At the moment, her husband, Dr. Chike
Akunyili, Mr. Peter Obi and the team of Doctors treating her are rubbing
minds.
"While Doctors at the Indian
hospital are explaining what they are doing and how tremendously she has
improved; Dr. Chike Akunyili thanked them for their commitment to duty.
He also expressed gratitude to Nigerians for the outpouring of love
showered on his wife. Mr. Obi emphasised the need for Indians to come
and set up facilities in Nigeria and for Nigerian Doctors to also show
commitment to expanding the health facilities in Nigeria through
strategic investment. Though the Doctors said they come to the country
now and then, they agreed on the need to consider what Obi said
seriously. They promised to keep communications open.
"Obi
thanked God for the tremendous improvement of Prof. Akunyili and said
the reality he saw was the direct opposite of the grim picture some
people painted about her condition. He prayed to God to grant her total
healing.
"In Nigeria, it is common for
Nigerians to express secret and sometimes open excitement whenever any
highly placed Nigerian suffer. They see it as delayed punishment for the
iniquities they foisted on the nation. Prof. Dora Akunyili is
different. Since the news of her sickness was broken, the entire nation
has been crying and praying for her to be healed. Even on social
networks, you see people’s writings dripping with tears for a woman who
showed the nation what service in the truest sense of the word means.
"Nigerians
as a people suffer from forgetfulness that is inexplicable. We forget
people’s deeds so easily. Again, Dora is different. The pervasiveness of
her good work ensured that it is etched permanently in the psyches of
our people. Who in Nigeria today has forgotten the trauma – attacks upon
attacks – that Dora was faced with simply for doing what was best for
Nigeria and humanity?
"I understand
that since being in the hospital, Nigerians in India have turned the
hospital into a Mecca of sort. Daily they visit to pray for her
recovery. I understand that the Nigerian Ambassador to India came
calling yesterday.
"Meanwhile, Mr. Obi
and the team of Doctors are discussing many subjects. Having finished
with health, the secret of the development of the health institution and
the part the Government is playing, he is busy asking them the secret
of the development of Karnataka, the State in India, where Bangalore
city/town is located. He wants to know the secret behind the development
in infrastructure, education, social services, among others as to
compare note with what are witnessed in Nigeria."
Media Adviser to Prof. Dora AkunyiliLagos, May 27, 2014
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