Akunyili, a delegate at the ongoing National Conference had said she was recovering from a life-threatening ailment.
SUNDAY PUNCH gathered around 9p.m
on Saturday night that Akunyili’s condition had deteriorated and any
further delay in getting medical attention would have been detrimental.
Confirming the incident, one of her close
aides who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that, “Please pray
for her. She is to be flown abroad tonight for medical treatment in
India.”
Many were surprised when Akunnyili made
an appearance at the confab looking frail. Responding to comments about
her health, she said, “My attention has been drawn to a story making the
rounds online claiming that I am seriously sick, currently out of the
country and in need of urgent prayers.
“This story is baseless, unfounded and
the handiwork of mischief makers. It should be ignored and discarded in
its entirety. As every informed Nigerian knows, I am a delegate to the
National Conference currently holding in Abuja.
“While it is true that I
recently came out of a major sickness, for which I thank Almighty God
for delivering me, I have since been declared fit by my doctors and
returned to my normal activities. I shed much weight in the course of
the sickness — which is normal — but I am well now and only need time to
re-grow some flesh. There is nothing to worry about either my health or
my present stature.”
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