Since the result of Anambra Central Senatorial election was announced and Dr. Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Dora Akunyili’s immediate family members cannot help but laugh hilariously over her failure. A source close to the family informed that the family, who are not on good terms with the former NAFDAC boss, had earlier predicted her woes before the election. And when she failed, they went into jubilation as they condemned her being picked to contest the seat. “They never wished her success in her political aspiration because she is not good to them at all. She is always full of herself as she has fought every member of her family,” said our source
Reference was made to one of Akunyili’s family membersher nephewwho wrote her a very long letter outlining her problems with the family on the burial ceremony of Dora’s sister that she allegedly disrupted. The letter reads:
Dear Aunty Dora,
I write you this letter as your first nephew and first son of your late sister. I write you on behalf of our family, the family of your late eldest sister. I write with deep sorrow and pain in my heart. I have chosen this medium because it seems to be the only medium you enjoy and especially since you decided to politicize the death of my mother through the mass media. You are the Minister of Information and Communications and in control of Government-owned media. You have really demonstrated to us and all Nigerians how much powers you have by mobilizing all Government media to fight your private family battles. You know I have always cared for and respected you and all my aunties and uncles. This letter is out of care and concern for you Aunty. You may not appreciate it now but I am sure that in a few years time, it will all make sense. The goal of this letter is to remind you of our mortality in this world, and to beg of you to please let my mother truly rest in peace!
You would recall Aunty, that when you were lobbying for the NAFDAC position, you asked my late mother and all of us to go on fasting and prayers and that if God answered our prayers, the family would never be the same again. It is up to you, Aunty, to assess whether in the last 10 years you have been in public service the family has seen more pain or gain. I now agree that power corrupts. But Aunty, take it easy because as the late Azikiwe once reminded everyone, ‘no condition is permanent’! Life is a stage, and all positions remain temporal and ephemeral. In the end, you will still need this family, and you may not know exactly when or how!
Your tribute to my late mother attests to the fact that she literally brought you up, and was the matriarch of your family since your parents died early. But over the last several years, you brought so much pain and sorrow that she regretted having you as a sister. Her unanswered question remained: “what did I do to Dorothy?” Only you can answer that question! It speaks volumes that your eldest sister who doubled as your mother was sick for about six months and was even flown abroad for six weeks and you did not know. Of course, if you were on talking terms with her or if you ever called her on phone, you would have known. Whatever may be your reasons for your behaviour towards her, it baffles us that you have no compassion even to the dead. Your conduct before, during and after the burial/funeral ceremonies gave the impression that you were bent on disrupting the ceremonies for reasons best known to you. In the attempts, caution was thrown to the wind and perhaps you may not be aware that you committed several abominations in the process.
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