Born 14 July 1954 Makurdi, Benué State
Died 7 June 2014 (aged 59) India
Political party: People's Democratic Party (PDP);
All Progressives Grand Alliance
(APGA).
Dora Nkem Akunyili was the Director General of NationalbAgency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria and Nigerian Minister of Information and Communications from 2008 to 2010. She was a pharmacist and governmental administrator who gained
international recognition and won several awards for her work in pharmacology, public health and human rights. [citation needed Akunyili ran for election as Senator for Anambra Central for the APGA in April 2011 but was defeated by Chris Ngige of the ACN . She immediately sent a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission disputing the result. She died in an India hospital on 7 June 2014 after a battle with Cancer.
