Why I look sickly and gaunt — Akunyili

—Former Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili has explained why she currently   looks sickly in contrast to her hitherto  plump and ebullient look.

Photographs of her at the National Conference, making the rounds on social media, showed a very sickly Akunyili.

The Anambra delegate however denied report that she was seriously sick and currently out of the country and in need of urgent prayers.

The former minister explained that her very gaunt appearance was as a result of what she simply called a major sickness,

According to her , “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.”

In a statement Tuesday, Professor Akunyili said: “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. I was duly accredited as a Delegate and I am currently in attendance at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja, venue of the conference.

“I know that God has kept me alive for a purpose, this National Conference being part of that purpose. For the avoidance of doubt, I am well now, fit, strong enough and ready for this all-important National Conference and I look forward to collaborating with other delegates to chart the way for a better Nigeria.” she said