Ijeoma, Dora Akunyili's Daughter, Breaks Medical Barrier in US (Nigerian in Diaspora)
An apple does not fall far from the tree, so the cliche says. In this case, beautifully too. How else can one describe the enviable and laudable strides that the children of the late JC and Dora Akunyili Dr. Ijeoma Akunyili (c)Google making in the United States? Dora was the extremely bold, cerebral, hyper intelligent and irreplaceable DG of NAFDAC in Nigeria who boldly stated down the face of bullets in her efforts to rid Nigeria of counterfeit drugs and commodities . This is literally, an assassin's bullet pierced the head tie she had on while in a car, missing her scalp by nano inches. Her late husband was similarly the most heavily guarded scholar in Nigeria because the counterfeiters who could not bribe the incorruptible Dora went after her husband. Many times, assassin's went after her husband at University if Nigeria where he lectured. Her last child was kidn@@ppd ,whilst being driven back from his school at a point. T...