Senate mourns late Chike Akunyili, husband of late Dora Akunyili

Senate on Wednesday at plenary observed a minute silence in honour of late Dr Chike Akunyili, husband to Prof Dora Akunyili, former Director-General of NAFDAC, who was murdered, on September 28.

The minute silence followed a matter of urgent public importance bought by Senator Uche Ekwunife, (PDP-Anambra)

Senator Ekwunife, citing order 43 of senate rule said the deceased was murdered in Anambra State, on Tuesday, 28th September 2021.

She said late Chike was the Medical Director of St Luke Hospital, Enugu and was an established academician and a Medical Director of repute.

She said the deceased contributed immensely to the development of health care in Nigeria.

The lawmaker further explained that the deceased was gruesomely attacked and murdered by unknown gunmen when he went to Onitsha to present a paper and receive an award at a memorial lecture organised by a civil society group in honour of his late wife, Prof Dora Akunyili.

She said it was in the public knowledge that there had been series of attacks and killings in the entire south-East especially in Anambra, Enugu and Imo State.

She said the security of lives and properties of innocent citizens was the immediate responsibility of the state governments as enshrined in the constitution.

She urged the Senate to observe a minute silence for the deceased and other innocent citizens that have lost their lives via unknown gunmen.

She called the attention of the Inspector-General Of Police (IGP) and other security heads to investigate what is happening in the South-East as lives are lost daily by gunmen attack.

Senate President Ahmad Lawan in his comment said, there was no debate on the motion as it was brought under order 43 of the Senate rule.

Senate, thereafter, observed a minute silence in honour of the deceased.

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