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1954–2014 Nigeria
Dora Akunyili (14 July 1954 – 7 June 2014) was the director-general of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria from 2001 to 2008.
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
When you have a big sister like me, your problem will never be cash but how to spend your money.
The most serious challenge was corruption and conflict of interest.
I am convinced that Nigeria should remain as one nation after 100 years despite her challenges because our common values overwhelm our differences.
Mr Chairman, distinguished delegates, I leave you with the words of these Greek proverb “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in."
Women tend to be less corrupt and more focused. There are many more great women leaders out there who need to be given a chance.
Re-branding Nigeria is critical and fundamental to our achieving Vision 2020, because if we remain the way we are today, we will not make it.
The best man for the job is a woman.
We set up the Foundation in memory of our parents. For something like that, you just have to pick people you trust. You don’t want the wrong people to come in and mess things up.
For instance, he made it clear that Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable and our duty at this conference is to discuss ways to build a stronger and better Nigeria and I totally agree with him.
When you work, people watch. If they trust you, especially Nigerians, they follow and support you. The support of the people went side by side with the support of government.
We also have a serious challenge with non-corporation, non-governmental agencies in the ports. We had that problem and that struggling, making sure we did the right thing, and all of this was actually working against us. It was tough.
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